How to Resize, Move, or Clone a BitLocker Partition Without Decryption on Windows 11/10

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Scenario: How do I resize a
BitLocker partition?

"Hello everyone, I have a drive containing all my BitLocker partitions. I've upgraded my drive to a larger one, and now I need to adjust the size of the first partition (the operating system). I have free space at the end of my disk, so I can extend the last BitLocker partition, but I need to resize the first one, which seems impossible."

Booted with GParted CD, but it can't move the BitLocker partition. Any suggestions for resizing the first partition without turning off BitLocker (commercial software is OK if needed)? Thanks! – A user on Microsoft's site

Windows BitLocker helps protect the data on your computer by encrypting all data stored on the Windows operating system volume. BitLocker uses a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) to help protect the Windows operating system and user data, and to ensure that a computer cannot be tampered with while it is unattended, lost, or stolen.

However, many users have encountered the same issue that they can't resize BitLocker encrypted partition with regular tools. Then, how to shrink, extend, or even clone BitLocker partition without decryption? Let's dig into it.

How to Resize/Move BitLocker Partition in Windows 11/10?

To resize BitLocker encrypted partition without losing data or unlocking, you can use an advanced partition manager tool - tools Partition Master. Whether you want to resize the system BitLocker partition or data BitLocker drive, this partition software makes it easy for you.

Follow the step-by-step guide below to learn how to shrink or expand a BitLocker partition using a disk management tool.

Note: Before resizing a BitLocker partition, you need to unlock the encrypted drive on the Partition Master tool interface first.

Step 1: Click "Manage Partition" and choose the BitLocker partition you want to decrypt, then select the "Unlock" option. After that, input your password to unlock BitLocker.

< b > Step 2: < /b > Right-click on the BitLocker partition and choose "Resize/Move".

Step 3: Shrink or expand BitLocker by dragging the mouse to the unallocated space

Click “Perform Operations” and hit “Apply” to begin partitioning or resizing your BitLocker drive.

How to Clone a BitLocker Encrypted Partition to SSD or HDD

If you also need to clone a BitLocker partition to SSD or a larger HDD, continue using Partition Master to fix it. It allows you to clone a larger HDD to a smaller SSD, clone an SD card, and clone the system reserved partition.

Please follow the guide to clone BitLocker partition in Windows 10/8/7.

Step 1: Click on "Clone" from the toolbar, select "Partition Clone" and click "Next" to proceed.

Step 2. Select the source BitLocker partition, and then click Next. Then, choose the new target partition, and click Next.

Step 3: Click “Yes” to proceed, and then click “Start” to begin the BitLocker partition cloning process.

To summarize the matter,

After reading this article, you'll know how to easily resize a BitLocker partition without decryption with AOMEI Partition Assistant.

Disk management software features a full suite of partitioning options to optimize your hard drive for better computer performance.

• Resize/move partitions, create, format, delete, and merge partitions.
• Copy and clone an entire disk to another one, even if the target partition is smaller than the source.
• Convert a logical partition to primary, or vice versa; convert FAT to NTFS partition; convert MBR disk to GPT, or conversely, from GPT to MBR.
• Wipe all data on a hard drive thoroughly to prevent data leakage or recovery.
• Migrate OS to SSD without reinstalling to speed up Windows.

Frequently Asked Questions about Resizing BitLocker Partition

Here we also list some popular topics related to BitLocker drives. You can follow and find the answers here if you are interested:

< strong > Can I partition a drive that is already encrypted with BitLocker?

Normally, you cannot repartition a disk that has been encrypted by BitLocker. Fortunately, the Partition Master tool allows you to unlock the BitLocker partition and repartition it as you wish. For more information, refer to this guide: How to Partition a BitLocker Drive.

Will formatting the hard drive remove BitLocker?

Yes, formatting a partition with BitLocker encryption can help remove the BitLocker encryption status from the existing partition or hard drive. As long as you've backed up any important files from the BitLocker partition, you can format the BitLocker volume and restore it to its normal state by yourself.

3. Can you unlock a BitLocker drive with Diskpart?

When you have a drive or partition that's encrypted with BitLocker, you can use the `clean` command in Diskpart to remove the BitLocker encryption. After that, you can run more Diskpart commands to manage the drive.