How to decrypt files without the EFS Certificate

[Springna]

Hello,

I accidently delete the EFS certificate in "Personal"
certificate for one of my encrypted folder. I did not
export the certificate before and did not delegate a
recovery agent. Right now I could not open the files
within it because I do not have permissions. How stupid i
am...

Is there any way to solve this serious problem?

Thanks!

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

Hello,

I accidently delete the EFS certificate in "Personal"
certificate for one of my encrypted folder. I did not
export the certificate before and did not delegate a
recovery agent. Right now I could not open the files
within it because I do not have permissions. How stupid i
am...

Is there any way to solve this serious problem?

Hi

Unless you have a backup of your user profile folder before you
deleted the EFS certificate, your files are gone.

 

[Guest]

Opps.. I did not have.
BTW, if I have, where would the certificate be within the
user profile folder?

Thanks again!

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

Opps.. I did not have.
BTW, if I have, where would the certificate be within the
user profile folder?

Hi

Take a look at this site for more details:

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

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

No, without the necessary data, your data is effectively gone for good.
See the links near the bottom of this page for ways to help prevent this in
the future:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/encrypt.htm