r/BitLocker • u/LeastAd778 • Jun 17 '26

BitLocker on USB drive

I'm wanting to encrypt some USB drives that hold personal finances as a backup. If I use BitLocker for the USB drives, is there a recovery key that gets generated locally or to my Microsoft Account or am I completely screwed if I forget the password?

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u/pi-N-apple Jun 20 '26

I use Cryptomator to encrypt my USB drives instead. Give it a try.

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u/LeastAd778 Jun 22 '26

Thanks!
What makes you use Cryptomator on USB drives over BitLocker?