Windows 10: This PC: missing flash drive, not showing 2nd drive as a bitlocked

Discus and support This PC: missing flash drive, not showing 2nd drive as a bitlocked in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; This has happened before, then went a way after a while and several restarts. Now it's back. My Computer (aka "This PC"), under "Devices and... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by frozenbase, May 21, 2016.

  1. FROZENBASE
    frozenbase Win User

    This PC: missing flash drive, not showing 2nd drive as a bitlocked


    This has happened before, then went a way after a while and several restarts. Now it's back.

    My Computer (aka "This PC"), under "Devices and Drives", does not show my SD card that is inserted, though I can navigate to it by manually typing H:\. I also can find it my using File Explorer to look at the Desktop (but ONLY if I navigate by starting at This PC and then going up to the Desktop), where it appears with an icon like it's an external drive (it's built into my laptop).

    Meanwhile, certainly related to the same root cause, my D drive, which is encrypted as a Bitlocked drive, is missing the lock icon. Before this issue, upon a fresh computer start, I could see the lock closed, double-click it, and it would prompt for the password. Now, it shows no lock, and double-click simply results in a pop-up saying the drive cannot be accessed or something. I can, however, right-click on it, manage bitlocker, and get to the prompt that way to unlock it. Once unlocked, it does not show the unlocked lock icon either. Pic attached.

    What's going on? Can anyone help?

    :)
     
    frozenbase, May 21, 2016
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  2. MUSHTHAQ MUSH
    Mushthaq Mush Win User

    Files inside exFAT formatted USB flash drive are missing.

    Recently I bought a new 64GB USB flash drive from eBay. The files I saved inside the USB flash drive are missing once I plugged in to the PC. But the flash drive properties shows as the used space is almost 30GB. Is there any method to recover the missing
    files? I've almost tried plugging the flash drive in a MacBook and a PC running Windows 7. But can't get the data inside that.
     
    Mushthaq Mush, May 21, 2016
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  3. PETEZUROFF
    PeteZuroff Win User
    BitLocker on Windows 10 Home edition

    Windows 10 Home addition CAN read and write to bitlocker drives BUT you must create those drives on another Windows 8 Pro or 10 Pro computer. For example: I want to use a secure USB flash drive to carry around and use on all of my computers. I first
    create USB flash drive - bitlocker password on another Windows 8 or Windows 10 Pro computer and then all of my windows 7, 8, 10 computers can fully use that USB flash drive. Windows 10 Home addition can't MAKE bitlocker drives.
     
    PeteZuroff, May 21, 2016
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