External drive bit locker encryption hang up , while entering password

recent i encrypted my 1tb external hard drive, and ts worked fine , suddenly yesterday i entered a password in password window its hangs up , i waited for 3hrs its still like same (not responding) i need that data its really important to me

Try try Bitlocker repair tool..http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17294
"The BitLocker Repair Tool can assist administrators in recovering data from a corrupted or damaged disk volume that was encrypted with BitLocker."
Using the BitLocker Repair Tool to Recover a Drive
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee523219(WS.10).aspx
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928201
Hetti Arachchige V Aravinda | Network & System Administrator (B.Sc, Microsoft Small Business Specialist, MCP, MCTS, MCSA, MCSE,MCITP, CCNA, CEH, MBCS)

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