Laptop unable to use BitLocker on drive with symbolic link loops
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Circular references in the filesystem cause the encryption scanner to loop infinitely.
Symptoms
- Encryption never finishes
- High CPU usage
- Disk usage 100%
Possible Causes
- Improperly created symlinks
- Developer tools
Step-by-Step Fix
1
Find Symlinks
Use "dir /al /s" to find all links on the drive.
2
Delete Loop Links
Remove any link that points back to its parent folder.
3
Run chkdsk
Verify filesystem integrity.
When to See a Technician
Symlink loops are a "trap" for any software that recursively scans a drive.
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