Encryped Files

[Jorist]

My computer recently bit the dust, but I was able to salvage the Hard Drive.
I have some files on the HD there were encrypted that I need to retrieve. I
have tried installing the HD into a couple of other computers and been
unable to boot with it. However, I can install it as a slave device. Does
anyone have any idea how I would be able to recover these encrypted files in
this situation. I now know that I needed to have some keys backed up but I
didn't. But I think since the actual Hard Drive is unchanged I may still be
able to recover the files. Any help that can be provided would be greatly
appreciated. Thanks in advance.

J

 

[Guest]

Win XP can traverse thru multiple drives, simply copy- paste these files to
your your boot drive with win xp on it from the disk drive with encrypted
files and then unincrypt them.

 

[Wislu Plethora]

-----Original Message-----
Win XP can traverse thru multiple drives, simply copy- paste these files to
your your boot drive with win xp on it from the disk drive with encrypted
files and then unincrypt them.

And just how the f*&# is he supposed to "unincrypt" them
without the encryption key, genius? The OP is SOL without
the key. What good would encryption be if anyone could
access the files?

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

You need the original profile to decrypt the date:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/encrypt.htm
See #3 on the link.

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

That is like telling someone "Sneak into the bank at night and grab
the money...easy"
But you did not mention the combination to the vault or the time lock.

 

[Jorist]

Jupiter:

Thanks for the feedback. I will post the results of this.

J.

 

[Richard Urban]

You know about as much about encryption as the original poster, which is not
much!

Without the encryption key, those files are unusable - forever! They can now
be deleted from the hard drive.

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Regards:

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard

 

[Alex Nichol]

My computer recently bit the dust, but I was able to salvage the Hard Drive.
I have some files on the HD there were encrypted that I need to retrieve. I
have tried installing the HD into a couple of other computers and been
unable to boot with it. However, I can install it as a slave device. Does
anyone have any idea how I would be able to recover these encrypted files in
this situation. I now know that I needed to have some keys backed up but I
didn't.

I am sorry but if you encrypt files you *must* back up those keys
('certificates') securely off the machine. Without them the files are
utterly irretrievable. That encryption is top level.