Private Files

[Guest]

Hi, I just did a system restore on my computer, and backed up my files to the
c drive. Basically, it was a new installation of windows. I found the backup
files, but now I can't access them, because I had made them private before.
Is there still a way to access these files?

 

[Phoenix.Ni]

Hi, I just did a system restore on my computer, and backed up my files
to the

c drive. Basically, it was a new installation of windows. I found the backup
files, but now I can't access them, because I had made them private before.
Is there still a way to access these files? Jay wrote:

if you never use encryption before, you can try to login your windows XP
by your Administrator Account, then change the access right of those files.

 

[Rohit]

if you never use encryption before, you can try to login your windows XP
by your Administrator Account, then change the access right of those
files.

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It happened with me once. I encrypted my files under windows xp & i forgot
to export the decryption key. I could not access my data then after
installing windows again. I lost all that forever. Everything was there but
i could not access it. finally i deleted that. Then i preferred not to
encrypt my data again.

Regards,Rohit

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Jay,

You need to take ownership of them. Right-click the folder, select
properties. Go to the security tab and click advanced. You can take control
of the folders on the owner tab. For the security tab to appear in a WinXP
Pro system, you must disable simple file sharing in the control panel/folder
options/view tab. For a WinXP Home system, you must restart in safe mode and
logon as administrator. More details here:

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP [Q308421]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421

An additional note for WinXP Pro users: This procedure will not help you
recover data if the files are encrypted. All you will be able to do is
delete them. To recover encrypted files you will need the original
encryption certificate or a Recovery Agent from the installation under which
they were encrypted. Without one of these, the files are not recoverable.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org