Lock-Bitlocker after Robocopy - access denied

Question

I'm trying to create a backup script that unlocks an external bitlocker drive, robocopies files to it, then locks it when it's done. I am able to unlock and copy just fine, but the final step of "Lock-Bitlocker" is giving me an "access denied" error because the drive is still in use (e.g. the robocopy is still wrapping up).

Unlock-Bitlocker e: -Password (ConvertTo-SecureString "omgClearText" -AsPlainText -Force)
Robocopy "\\MyFileServer\C$\Files" "E:\" /Bunch /of /parameters
Lock-Bitlocker e:

I've tried using Wait-Job to wait for Robocopy to complete, but that doesn't work. I've considered Lock-Bitlocker E: -ForceDismount but I don't want to dismount until after all files have successfully copied over.

Is there a way to properly wait for the system to copy before locking?

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 21 '19 at 16:26

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I tested this and could reproduce this problem. What solved it for me was to insert

timeout 5

before the line with the lock command.

answered Dec 21 '19 at 16:26

Bernd Schwanenmeister

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Oh my... After analyzing further, it seems it's not about wait time AT ALL. You will just need to add another line `lock-bitlocker e:` and that's all! – Bernd Schwanenmeister Dec 21 '19 at 16:34

Lock-Bitlocker after Robocopy - access denied

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