Laptop secondary drive decryption stuck

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The decryption process for a non-OS drive stops and won't finish.

Symptoms
  • Progress bar frozen
  • Disk usage 100%
  • Error message
Possible Causes
  • Disk error
  • Connection lost
  • System hang

Step-by-Step Fix

1

Check Connection

Ensure external drives aren't disconnecting.

2

Run chkdsk

Repair any file system errors.

3

Wait

Decryption can take a very long time on slow external drives.

When to See a Technician

If decryption is stuck, do NOT unplug the drive; this will almost certainly corrupt the data.

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