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Hard drive locked error during Windows 10/11 recovery
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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If you were trying to perform a recovery of your installation ofWindows 10and see the hard drive lockederror message, you should know you are not the only one experiencing this issue.
The good news is that you can do something about this issue, and beyond this, you found the right article to help you solve it.
Seeing thiserror messagemay make you believe that you lost the data stored on your PC, or that you need to reinstall Windows altogether. That is surely not the case.
Please read on to find out how to proceed in order for the recoveryprocessto be completed without errors.
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Fix hard drive locked Windows 10 recovery errors
Note:Please wait after entering eachcommandand for thecommand promptto reappear before typing in the nextcommand.
Note:After entering some of thecommandsmentioned above, you might be presented with a menu allowing you to choose Yes ; No; and All.
In order to continue with the rebuildprocess, you should choose Yes for all prompts, then do this:
Conclusion
In today’s short article we explore the best method to solve the hard drive locked error duringWindows 10recoveryprocess.
Please make sure to follow the steps carefully to avoid any other issues.
Feel free to let us know if this guide helped you by using the comment section found below this article.
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Vladimir Popescu
Being an artist his entire life while also playing handball at a professional level, Vladimir has also developed a passion for all things computer-related.
With an innate fascination for research and analysis, and realizing many other people share his passion for this subject, he delved into writing Windows-related articles, so other people can also benefit from the acquired information.
When not writing kick-ass articles, Vladimir likes to spend his time doing Crossfit and creating art.
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