Re: EFS Encryted Folder - Recovery Help needed

From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 05/14/04 

Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 10:11:24 -0600

Without the essential keys, the data is effectively gone.
See this link to help prevent this in the future:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/encrypt.htm 

-- 
Jupiter Jones  [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
"TechnoWiz" <thebos1@fastmail.fm> wrote in message
news:d2a701c439a5$f5abca80$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> I have two HDD's on my system. Primary HDD has WinXP Pro
> installed. Second HDD contains all my data including My
> Documents etc. also backup files for my billing system
> etc.
> The data directory on the second HDD was encrypted using
> my logon profile (TechnoWiz) and XP's EFS (Select
> directory - properties - advanced - encrypt including
> folders/files/subfolders.) I did not export the key at
> the time.
>
> My primary HDD died and became unrecoverable. I have
> installed new version of XP and set up new accounts.
>
> I am unable to access my data files in the encrypted
> folders and most frustrating is that I have an Image file
> of my original HDD using Acronis TruImage also stored
> within the encrypted data folder. There is even a copy of
> my original registry which I exported on the 1st of May
> when the image was created. It is only now that I have
> found that the backup folder on my 2nd HDD was also
> encrypted inadvertently so I cannot use the backup image.
>
> Is there any way I can decrypt the folder, or even the
> image file which I can then use to recreate my original
> boot drive and I should then be able to get access to my
> data?
>
> Am I able to send someone a copy of the encrypted
> registry (.reg) file somehow? If you can decrypt it, it
> may have the original key data for decoding my data files
> in it that you could return to me. (I'm desperate to get
> my billing data back !!).
>
>
> Regards
> TechnoWiz

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