Can't mount VeraCrypt Partition after a BSOD

[Orkkaz]

Hi,

I'm opening this topic because I had a BSOD when I was using a mounted VeraCrypt partition and now I can't mount this partition any more.

The partition is a partition on an external HDD that I use as a backup for my laptop. When the BSOD occured I was not writing on the partition but I was browsing in it.
My bigest fear is that the whole partition is corrupted because it doesn't only contains backup information I already have on my laptop. It has all the instalation files and licence keys of the programs I use. I really don't want to loose them.

Anyway,
Here is what I've tried to recover my datas according to my researchs on Internet.
Mount the partition as usual → Error MountVolume:7763
Mount the partition using the backup header embedded in the volume → Error MountVolume:7763
Replace password of the partition → Error ChangePwd:529
Restore the volume header from the backup header embedded in the volume → Error RestoreVolumeHeader:10088

I would really appreciate if you can give me more ideas to try to recover this partition.

Thank you in avance!

[Orkkaz]

I just did more tests.

I've put the external HDD in my laptop to see if the problem can come from the enclosure. But I still have all the same issues.
I've tried to mount the partition using VeraCrypt in a Live CD of Linux Mint but again the same errors.

All that seems quite bad... :(

[Orkkaz]

I just notice that I was using VeraCrypt 1.19 instead of the last 1.21.
Here are the new error codes I have with VeraCrypt 2.21.

Mount the partition as usual → Error MountVolume:8031
Mount the partition using the backup header embedded in the volume → Error MountVolume:8031
Replace password of the partition → Error ChangePwd:529
Restore the volume header from the backup header embedded in the volume → Error RestoreVolumeHeader:10347

[TitusCT]

Hi,
i´m experiencing the exact same problem today with an internal non-system partition, just without the BSOD. The password is def. correct, version 1.21, encrypted with the default settings. AUTOMOUNT is enabled.

Mount the partition as usual → Error MountVolume:8031
Mount the partition using the backup header embedded in the volume → Error MountVolume:8031
Replace password of the partition → Error ChangePwd:529
Restore the volume header from the backup header embedded in the volume → Error RestoreVolumeHeader:10347

I´m working with Win10.

Did you find any solution yet? Many thx in advance for any help....

[Orkkaz]

Hi TitusCT,

I've managed to recover my files but I don't understand how...
After searching during hours on Internet I saw that few peoples what 100% sure they had the good password (like you and me) but indeed, they were doing a mistake every time they typed the password, event when they was setting up the crypted partition (inverting 2 letters by typing to fast for example).
I was sure at 100% of my password (because I've checked it when I created the crypted partition and I type this password slowly) but I didn't had any other solution so I tried to type the password again and again and maybe, write the good one.
Eventualy after probably more than 100 tries, the partition was unocked. I had a little prompt asking me to repair the file system with a chkdsk command (maybe because of the BSOD) and after that I was able to read my files.
Usualy the command chkdsk is made for NTFS or FAT paritions but VeraCrypt launched a different command asking to check the partition as an AES partition. I didn't had time to copy this strange command unfortunetly.
After that I didn't waste a second and copied all my files on my computer. Then (for fun) I've locked the partition and tried to open it again... and I never managed to do it again...

It's a total mystery. I was 100% sure of my password and I was not able to open the partition on any VeryCrypt version over Windows nor Linux nor MacOS.
By the way, I'm quite sad to not be able to help you mate. My only advice would be to try again and again.
I'm sure there is somehow another explanation but I can't understand.
I will try to find an AES command for chkdsk that you can run on your partition.

[TitusCT]

Oh Lordy, thank you for your reply. I was quite stressed fo a couple of hours before I accepted to have to wait for any answer ;-)
So I will skip the last effort to install 1.19 and try the password thing instead. I have a TB of encrypted stuff now, that is not totaly vital, but still... sigh

I will reply with any outcome. THX for now bud!