HD format, lost EFS certificates...

[Eric]

Hi, I'd like to know wich files I need to recover from my
hard drive in order to recover my EFS certificates. My
hard drive got formated, but the encryption keys are
damage... I do have access to some previous files on the
hard drive by using a DATA RECOVERY SOFTWARE, but I'm not
sure wich file I need to recover.

Thanks,
Eric

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

Hi, I'd like to know wich files I need to recover from my
hard drive in order to recover my EFS certificates. My
hard drive got formated, but the encryption keys are
damage... I do have access to some previous files on the
hard drive by using a DATA RECOVERY SOFTWARE, but I'm not
sure wich file I need to recover.

Hi

If you can restore the user profile folders for the user that
encrypted the files and if you remember the password for the user
that encrypted the data, you might be able to save the files.

Take a look at this site for more details:

http://www.beginningtoseethelight.org/efsrecovery/


Also note that in addition to the encryption problem, you might
need to take ownership of the files as well:

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421