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Re: Issue when trying to access files on a locked BitLocker volume
- From: Vincent Gheur <Vincent at gheur dot info>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2018 13:58:37 +0200
- Subject: Re: Issue when trying to access files on a locked BitLocker volume
Hi,
There are indeed several workarounds to this issue (this is why I'm not
waiting for a fix), but I thought it was worth mentioning the problem, as I
suspect other incorrect behaviors to be caused by the underlying issue.
Thanks for your answer !
Vincent
On 19 April 2018 at 13:38, Vincent Gheur <Vincent@gheur.info> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm using a Bitlocker encrypted SD card, which stays most of the time in
> my laptop, but is generally not unlocked. I'm unlocking it only when I need
> to access files on it.
>
> I have also a script which is started at regular intervals, which copies
> some critical files on the SD card when it is unlocked. I was using till
> recently a *very* old version of cygwin (probably downloaded 10 years ago),
> in which I could check whether my SD card was unlocked or not by using *if
> [ -d <folder-on-SD-card> ]*. I have downloaded a new version of cygwin in
> January, as I migrated to Windows 10 and was encountering some issues with
> it. Since I upgraded, this test is not working anymore. When the SD card is
> unlocked, testing " -d <folder> " returns TRUE. It returns FALSE when I do
> the same test on a non Bitlocker volume for a non-existent folder (which is
> the expected behaviour).
>
> I guess there are probably other issues related to accessing locked
> Bitlocker volumes.
>
>
> If someone is wanting to solve this, don't hesitate to contact me if you
> need more details or if you want me to make tests.
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Vincent
>
>
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