Turn Off BitLocker or Remove Encryption

You should disable BitLocker or Remove Encryption so that changes can be made to files on locked partitions or drives.

You proceed as follows:

1. Open File Explorer, right-click your BitLocker partition or drive > select Manage BitLocker.
2. In the BitLocker Drive Encryption window > click to select the failed drive > click Turn off BitLocker.
3. At this point, BitLocker will begin decryption. When you're done, you can edit and save the file without seeing the error message again.