Re: Please Help with Encrypted Folder
- From: "Steven L Umbach" <n9rou@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 21:36:23 -0600
There would only be a backup of your EFS private key if you had made one
yourself at some point in time by using the mmc snapin for certificates to
find your EFS certificate/private key and export it - it is not automated.
Unfortunately deleting the old user account will make it difficult though
not necessarily impossible to access your EFS files assuming that your old
user profile under documents and settings is still on the computer and the
EFS private key is still intact in the application data
folder\Microsoft\crypto\RSA\user sid folder that is a hidden folder which
can be seen once you tell Explorer to show hidden folders. You can not use
it via normal means since the user account associated with it is gone though
paid Microsoft support or a third part program such as the one from
Elcomsoft may work [$99 - cheaper than calling Microsoft for support].
Elcomsoft has a free trial version that can at least tell you if your EFS
private key is recoverable which it will search for and then you need to
input the password for the deleted user if found though the trial version
will only recover very small files just to let you know that it does work.
See the link below if interested. --- Steve
http://www.elcomsoft.com/aefsdr.html
"Kathryn C." <KathrynC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:C0F0BD70-4382-4554-AE37-2CDD49BB2079@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Thank you, but the problem is that I've actually deleted the old User
> account. Is there a way to access them through the new account without the
> use of the old account? And how can I find this backup of my EFS private
> key?
> I wouldn't even know where to begin to search...
>
> "Steven L Umbach" wrote:
>
>> Logon as the old user and then you should be able to decrypt the files
>> assuming your old user profile is still intact to the point it at least
>> includes your EFS private key. If that works then you can logon as your
>> new
>> user account and then encrypt them again. If you can not decrypt them
>> with
>> the old user account then you may have lost permanent access to those EFS
>> files unless you have clear text backups, there is a Recovery Agent on
>> your
>> computer [unlikely though check EFS file properties], you are in an
>> Active
>> Directory domain that has a Recovery Agent configured or archives user's
>> EFS
>> private keys, there is a backup of your EFS private key in a password
>> protected .pfx file somewhere, or there is a backup of your old user
>> profile
>> that contains your EFS private key. --- Steve
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;223316 --- EFS
>> best practices
>>
>> "k_athryn05" <k_athryn05@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:4A318827-7B0C-4499-B1F2-161B27786F99@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > I am a Windows XP user. Under an original username, I encrypted a
>> > folder
>> > which I was able to access as long as I was within that particular
>> > account.
>> > No other Users could access it, as they would be denied entrance
>> > (standard
>> > fare for an encrypted folder, as I understand it).
>> >
>> > Then, through a series of unrelated events, I began having issues with
>> > that
>> > particular desktop and had to create a new User identity, then transfer
>> > all
>> > my files to that new account. With the transfer, my encrypted folder
>> > now
>> > does
>> > not recognise the new account and is acting like I'm another User
>> > trying
>> > to
>> > access the folder of the original account, denying me entrance. I've
>> > tried
>> > going into the advanced Properties to decrypt the folder and it's
>> > files,
>> > but
>> > this does not work.
>> >
>> > Can anyone please tell me if there is a way to take the encryption off
>> > as
>> > a
>> > supposed "outside User"? I keep hitting brick walls in my searches. The
>> > contents of this folder are quite important to me, and I would very
>> > much
>> > like
>> > to be able to access them again.
>> >
>> > Thank you to those who took the time to read this and to all who
>> > respond.
>>
>>
>>
.
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