Re: Retrieving Encrypted Directories
- From: "Poprivet" <poprivet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 13:23:46 -0400
Doug N wrote:
Hi... Thanks for the quick response. I am not proficient enough in MS
to know what 'EFS' is, but what I had done originally is just gave
myself the only security permissions to access the folder, so that
only my logon could see or access it.
All the child folders and files were protected by default.
Since my original post, I have been able to regain ownership and
access permissions to the folder, and can now see all the files,
however when I try to open any of them, whether .doc, .jpg, avi, pdf,
etc, I get the same response, "you do not have permission..." yet
when I check the permissions, I am the owner! I can now move, delete
or copy the files, but cannot OPEN them!
If it's any help, the folders and files that are protected or
inaccessible to open, are in GREEN text, vice BLACK for all others.
Thanks
Doug
"Marcin Domaslawski" wrote:
Hi,
If you talking about EFS encryption, then to decrypt file(s) you need
certificate used to encypt files berofe system crash. Without
previous cerificate your file(s) is/are lost.
Some about EFS
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/support/dataprot.mspx
Marcin Domaslawski
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I recently had a major system crash, requiring a new operating
system install. I was able to save many of my data files, though I
lost all windows
system files and MS applications.
I had encrypted a personal directory, and I see that it managed to
be saved,
as it is in the 'USERDATA' file that was created. However it will
not allow
me to open it, move it, delete it, or view its content. When I
rebuilt my Windows profile I used the same username and password
info, but it still will
not open.
There is no prompt for a password as it was accessible only to my
logon profile with no other security, so only I could view or open
it when logged
on.
How can I decrypt this folder?
Thanks
Doug
The green indicates they are encrypted with XP's rather excellent encryption
system. Since you reinstalled XP, it is now as though they were "stolen"
and put on a different computer. As you can see, the thief would not be
able to crack them without some pretty expensive work.
Unfortunately, neither can you now, without the certificates. That's a
disk you make, so that if you move or reinstall, you'll be able to gain
access to your files again. It's partly MS's fault for not making it
clearer you had to do that, and partly your fault for not reading the
appropriate Help sections about it beforehand.
I'm afraid the files are gone; unless you have an old image of the drive
you can restore long enough to get the protection turned off, and then
reinstall again. I say image because you'll have to restore the entire
operating system from an image for it to work. No image, not gonna work.
The encryption is doing its job.
HTH
Pop`
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