NTSF encryption

[Killy]

I had an NTSFencrypted folder on my main drive before it failed. I was able to copy the folder to a safe location, but I am now unable to read the files within, is there a way to get them back?

[edczxcvbnm]

I am not sure but I believe this is what you want.

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...us/cipher.mspx

Or from this page

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d..._overview.mspx

"Encrypted files can become decrypted if you copy or move the file to a volume that is not an NTFS volume"

[o_O]

Why can't you access the folder? Is it because you're running Windows 98? If so, you can go <a href="http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/NtfsWindows98.html">here</a> for drivers that will allow you read capabilities for NTFS partitions.

Failing that, is your partition mounted?

EDIT: ed's link looks good.

[edczxcvbnm]

I just went straight to the MSDN! It is your friend for windows ills.

[Killy]

This is not what I was looking for. The files were encrypted using my old WinXP install. But my main partition failed and I had to reinstall windows from scratch. Now these files cannot be read or moved, what do I do?

[edczxcvbnm]

How is cipher not what you need? If it isn't what you needed then please explain why it failed when you tried it so I can get a better idea of what is going on. It sounds like what you need to me.

Anyone else have ideas?

[Killy]

D:\Test>cipher /d

Décryptage des répertoires dans D:\Test\

ARC [OK]
CC [OK]
Temp [OK]

3 répertoire(s) sur 1 ont été décryptés.

Translation:

Decrypting directories in D:\Test\

ARC [OK]
CC [OK]
Temp [OK]

3 directories out of 1 were decrypted

Now, it still shows the files as encrypted and they are still unacessable.

Now from looking at one of the pages you showed me, you seem to need a key of some sort to decrypt the files, since I am missing this key, does that mean my files are lost?

Is there a way to crack the NTSF encryption without needing a quantum-based computer?

[edczxcvbnm]

Try doing a specific file that is decrypted.

cipher /d /a D:/Test/ARC/*
cipher /d /a D:/Test/CC/*
cipher /d /a D:/Test/Temp/*

I don't know what folder is encrypted but that might decrypt all the specific files.

[Killy]

The main folder Test is what is encrypted.

So I tried what you said, and it said: 0 files were decrypted

[edczxcvbnm]

I don't know then. I would have to try stuff but I am at work now. Maybe someone else can pick this up. I assume you are using the administrator account.

EDIT: I don't know. Look at cipher and try some stuff. Who knows. Maybe q to see if it recognized stuff as encrypted. Resetting your computer can be a good thing. Who knows. Look at cipher and try some stuff as I don't know why you still can't open up the files. Can you check the permissions? That might be a problem also if it says it isn't encrypted.

[Killy]

Of course, however I think that the problem is the fact that I had to reinstall windows. Due to the fact that I could acess the files easily before then.

[edczxcvbnm]

You could access the files before hand because you were the owner. You are now NOT the owner because you are on a new account. There is a way around it but it isn't coming to right now. It could be any number of stupid quirks.

Someone else?

[Killy]

I tried the obvious and my account name is the same, same with password.

[edczxcvbnm]

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...leencrypt.mspx

[Samuraid]

AFAIK, I've been able to take ownership of the files back with the administrator account and decrypt them. Either that or moving them among partitions.