Recover Encrypted Files

From: Bob (profk@erthlink.net)
Date: 06/21/02 

From: "Bob" <profk@erthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2002 03:28:22 GMT

Not one of my users this time! I blew away a folder of fairly valuable
files. Not a job-loser, but embarrassing. My trusty copy of Restorer2000 did
a fine job of recovering the files to a new folder. But Duh! The files had
been encrypted, and when R2K entered the recovered files into the new
folder, they retained their encryption. But they are marked as UNencrypted.
So they can't be read, nor can they be decrypted. I'm not sure if this is an
R2k bug or a W2k feature.

Neither my key nor the recovery agent works, as the system doesn't think the
files are actually encrypted! Even CIPHER refuses to decrypt "unencrypted"
files (not unreasonable, really), even though it will, if asked, encrypt
already-encrypted files for the belt&suspender set.

Please post responses, as my Email address is slightly misspelled for
sanitary reasons.

Bob

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