Hi all,
I recently encrypted two internal storage drives with Bitlocker (with TPM enabled). I live in a low-risk environment but I wanted that extra peace of mind. For now, I only have one external backup drive but I'm saving some cash on the side to get a second redundant drive and I'm waiting until then to try encrypting this current drive (I'll encrypt the redundant drive before I clone my current drive), just so that, in the unlikely chance that something goes wrong, I won't lose my backups.
I haven't ever meddled with Bitlocker or encryption like this before, so my question is this...
If my internal drives are encrypted via TPM-enabled Bitlocker, does that mean that I'll only be able to access my backups on this PC?
I did a search to see if I could find any info on this and it SOUNDS like I don't have anything to worry about but I figured I'd ask directly to make sure for peace of mind. Yes, I have my Bitlocker recovery key backed up (in several different ways), but I don't want to risk losing all of my data if all of my new backups can only be read on my existing PC due to the TPM chip.
Also, if those new backups will only be readable on my current PC, what options do I have to make it so I could use those backups if my PC decided to fail on me at some point?
Thanks in advance for any replies/explanations/advice! Please let me know if you need me to clarify anything!
SPECS:
I recently encrypted two internal storage drives with Bitlocker (with TPM enabled). I live in a low-risk environment but I wanted that extra peace of mind. For now, I only have one external backup drive but I'm saving some cash on the side to get a second redundant drive and I'm waiting until then to try encrypting this current drive (I'll encrypt the redundant drive before I clone my current drive), just so that, in the unlikely chance that something goes wrong, I won't lose my backups.
I haven't ever meddled with Bitlocker or encryption like this before, so my question is this...
If my internal drives are encrypted via TPM-enabled Bitlocker, does that mean that I'll only be able to access my backups on this PC?
I did a search to see if I could find any info on this and it SOUNDS like I don't have anything to worry about but I figured I'd ask directly to make sure for peace of mind. Yes, I have my Bitlocker recovery key backed up (in several different ways), but I don't want to risk losing all of my data if all of my new backups can only be read on my existing PC due to the TPM chip.
Also, if those new backups will only be readable on my current PC, what options do I have to make it so I could use those backups if my PC decided to fail on me at some point?
Thanks in advance for any replies/explanations/advice! Please let me know if you need me to clarify anything!
SPECS:
- OS: Windows 10 Pro (64-bit), ver 21H2
- MOBO: ASUS Prime B450M-A II
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600g
- RAM: 16gb (2x8gb) TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z DDR4
- GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 980
- STORAGE: 480gb KINGSTON SA400S37480G SATA SSD (system drive), 2tb Seagate ST2000DM008-2FR102 SATA HDD