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# repair-bde

> Attempt to repair or decrypt a damaged BitLocker-encrypted volume.
> More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/repair-bde>.

- Attempt to repair a specified volume:

`repair-bde {{C:}}`

- Attempt to repair a specified volume and output to another volume:

`repair-bde {{C:}} {{D:}}`

- Attempt to repair a specified volume using the provided recovery key file:

`repair-bde {{C:}} -RecoveryKey {{path	oile.bek}}`

- Attempt to repair a specified volume using the provided numerical recovery password:

`repair-bde {{C:}} -RecoveryPassword {{password}}`

- Attempt to repair a specified volume using the provided password:

`repair-bde {{C:}} -Password {{password}}`

- Attempt to repair a specified volume using the provided key package:

`repair-bde {{C:}} -KeyPackage {{path	o\directory}}`

- Log all output to a specific file:

`repair-bde {{C:}} -LogFile {{path	oile}}`

- Display help:

`repair-bde /?`