Hasleo Backup Suite V5.4.2.2 Released!

[Almighty1]

With Hasleo_Backup_Suite_Free_250816.exe, it appears that the unlocked Bitlocker partition which was actually encrypted was backed up encrypted using Direct Disk IO and also restored encrypted:

This is normal. When backing up using direct disk IO, BitLocker partitions remain encrypted because VSS is not used.

Good to know.  Are unlocked BitLocker partitions supposed to be encrypted or unencrypted?  Normally I thought when one turns BitLocker off, it will also unencrypt the partition, at least that was how it worked with the C: drive originally with Windows Home even though it was really Device Encryption and not the real BitLocker.  Dell in their support docs claims that all partitions are not BitLocker encrypted at the factory but it's Windows that does the encryption on it's own.

[admin]

This is normal. When backing up using direct disk IO, BitLocker partitions remain encrypted because VSS is not used.

Good to know.  Are unlocked BitLocker partitions supposed to be encrypted or unencrypted?  Normally I thought when one turns BitLocker off, it will also unencrypt the partition, at least that was how it worked with the C: drive originally with Windows Home even though it was really Device Encryption and not the real BitLocker.  Dell in their support docs claims that all partitions are not BitLocker encrypted at the factory but it's Windows that does the encryption on it's own.

For a BitLocker-encrypted drive, whether it is locked or unlocked, the data stored on the disk is encrypted. The reason we can access unencrypted data on a BitLocker encrypted drive in Windows is that Windows decrypts this data for us.

[Almighty1]

Good to know.  Are unlocked BitLocker partitions supposed to be encrypted or unencrypted?  Normally I thought when one turns BitLocker off, it will also unencrypt the partition, at least that was how it worked with the C: drive originally with Windows Home even though it was really Device Encryption and not the real BitLocker.  Dell in their support docs claims that all partitions are not BitLocker encrypted at the factory but it's Windows that does the encryption on it's own.

For a BitLocker-encrypted drive, whether it is locked or unlocked, the data stored on the disk is encrypted. The reason we can access unencrypted data on a BitLocker encrypted drive in Windows is that Windows decrypts this data for us.

You are right, I am still trying to learn about BitLocker.  It seems I got the terms off and unlocked confused.  Off means it's no longer BitLocker and unencrypted while unlocked means it's still encrypted.

[admin]

For a BitLocker-encrypted drive, whether it is locked or unlocked, the data stored on the disk is encrypted. The reason we can access unencrypted data on a BitLocker encrypted drive in Windows is that Windows decrypts this data for us.

You are right, I am still trying to learn about BitLocker.  It seems I got the terms off and unlocked confused.  Off means it's no longer BitLocker and unencrypted while unlocked means it's still encrypted.

Please follow the steps below to send us the GUID of the DELLSUPPORT partition so that we can modify the code to automatically select this partition during system backup and cloning and prevent the partition size from being automatically adjusted during cloning and restoration.

1. ‌Launch DiskPart Tool‌
   • Open ‌Command Prompt‌ as ‌Administrator‌.
     
   • Type diskpart and press ‌Enter‌ to enter interactive mode.
     
2. ‌List Disks and Partitions‌
   • Type list disk to view all available disks. Identify the target disk number (e.g., Disk 0).
     
   • Type select disk X (replace ‌X‌ with the target disk number).
     
   • Type list partition to display all partitions on the selected disk.
     
3. ‌View Partition Details (Including GUID)‌
   • Type select partition Y(replace ‌Y‌ with the target partition number).
     
   • Type detail partition to show detailed information, including the ‌GUID‌ of the partition.
     

Thanks.