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Encrypted in Windows, reformat any Way to Get files back?

by Roaddog
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I accidentally reformatted and forgot about some encrypted pictures and files, some I have back ups, but not all.
I didn't set the files to green font, so forgot.

I understand that the encryption is done from a random way from the registry on that particular windows build.

Anyway to get them off the same hard drive or send to microsoft...and get em back in a thousand years or so?

I have tried some decrypting software, but no luck.

Any help would be appreciated.


Jim
#back #encrypted #files #reformat #windows
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    Your Screwed. Sorry ...
    Originally Posted by Microsoft Web Site

    Note Only the user who encrypts a file can recover data that has been encrypted, unless the user specifies a recovery agent before they encrypted the files. To make sure that you can decrypt files in the future, you should always export your certificate and private key and keep them in a safe location.
    Here is an article for future reference on exporting your encryption key.
    How to decrypt encrypted Windows files
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