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Get-BitLockerVolume

Get-BitLockerVolume [[-MountPoint] <String[]>] [<CommonParameters>]

The Get-BitLockerVolume cmdlet gets information about volumes that BitLocker Drive Encryption can protect. You can specify a BitLocker volume by drive letter, followed by a colon (C:, E:). If you do not specify a drive letter, this cmdlet gets all volumes for the current computer.

You can use this cmdlet to get BitLocker volumes to use with other cmdlets, such as the Enable-BitLocker cmdlet or the Add-BitLockerKeyProtector cmdlet. You can also use this cmdlet to view the following information about a BitLocker volume:

-- VolumeType. Data or Operating System.-- Mount Point. Drive letter.-- CapacityGB. Size of drive.-- VolumeStatus. Whether BitLocker currently protects some, all, or none of the data on the volume. -- Encryption Percentage. Percent of the volume protected by BitLocker.-- KeyProtector. Type of key protector or protectors.-- AutoUnlock Enabled. Whether BitLocker uses automatic unlocking for the volume.-- Protection Status. Whether BitLocker currently uses a key protector to encrypt the volume encryption key.

For an overview of BitLocker, see BitLocker Drive Encryption Overview (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732774.aspx) on TechNet.

Parameters

-MountPoint <String[]>

  • Accepts pipeline input ByValue

Specifies an array of drive letters. This cmdlet gets these BitLocker volumes.

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.

Inputs
BitLockerVolume[], String[]
Outputs
BitLockerVolume[]
Examples
  1. Get all BitLocker volumes: 
    PS C:\>  Get-BitLockerVolume VolumeType      Mount CapacityGB VolumeStatus           Encryption KeyProtector              AutoUnlock Protection

                   Point                                   Percentage                           Enabled    Status
   ----------      ----- ---------- ------------           ---------- ------------              ---------- ----------
   Data            D:        931.51 EncryptionInProgress   1          {RecoveryPassword, Pas...            Off
   Data            E:        928.83 FullyDecrypted         0          {}                                   Off
   OperatingSystem C:        232.54 FullyDecrypted         0          {Tpm}                                Off
   Data            F:          0.98 FullyDecrypted         0          {}                                   Off
   Data            G:          1.70 FullyDecrypted         0          {}                                   Off

    This command gets all the BitLocker volumes for the current computer.

  2. Get a specific BitLocker volume: 
    PS C:\>  Get-BitLockerVolume -MountPoint "E:"
VolumeType      Mount CapacityGB VolumeStatus           Encryption KeyProtector              AutoUnlock Protection

                   Point                                   Percentage                           Enabled    Status
   ----------      ----- ---------- ------------           ---------- ------------              ---------- ----------
   Data            E:        928.83 FullyDecrypted         0          {}                                   Off

    This command gets the specified BitLocker volume.

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