Re: NTFS Encryption update

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 02/21/04 

Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 16:36:50 -0500

If you did not back up your encryption certificates, your data is lost. 

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"NEON" <mail4markkelly@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:13b6601c3f88d$35669ba0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> I can now 'see' the files i want to recover using Advanced 
> EFS Data Recovery but am unable to decrypt them.  There is 
> one file which i can view the encryption details for and 
> under user it lists me (i assume from my previous 
> instillation) and 'Certificate Thumbprint' "C2C9 B7EF E3B3 
> 79ED 334E 11FB 7983 CE8F 31D9 56B3".
> Can i use this info in any way to recover my docs?
> 
> Thanks for the advice so far.

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