EFS-encrypted files recovery

From: Reinaldo Kavlac (reinaldo_kavlac_at_sam.br.sony.com)
Date: 11/27/03 

Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 05:58:34 -0800

A user re-instal windows XP and forgot to backup the EFS
certificate. the Folders on drive D: cannot be decrypted
even using same domain and password. In the Personal
Certificates only Certificate for Encrypt proposes are
available. Have any other way to recovery this files?

Relevant Pages

  • Re: How to decrypt EFS-protected restored files?
    ... It is my understanding that some backup programs do not backup efs files ... I export my EFS certificate to a floppy. ... > describes the steps in restoring EFS-protected files, the order of importing ...
    (microsoft.public.security)
  • Re: EPS
    ... EFS will encrypt only the ... EFS encrypts with one certificate per user; so all the files and folders ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin)
  • Re: How to secure backups?
    ... I understand that you want to encrypt the backup files on the external drive. ... As we need the EFS private key to decrypt the backup file, we need also backup the EFS certificate and key specifically. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • Re: How to secure backups?
    ... I understand that you want to encrypt the backup files on the external drive. ... As we need the EFS private key to decrypt the backup file, we need also backup the EFS certificate and key specifically. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • Re: recovering files encrypted using EFS
    ... > same name and password as the old WinXP installation, ... > intact backup of the old harddisk on COMP2, ... > didn't export the EFS certificate, ... I could of course restore ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin)