Solve : Locked files on HDD?

1.	Solve : Locked files on HDD?
Answer» I have a PORTABLE hardisk and i locked some of my private files so only my computer could use it (they turn green). some time later i formatet my pc... so when i was trying to move/open my files that i had lock, it just said acess denied. I have a windows vista The key to the 'lock' was on the hard drive on your PC and you have wiped that clean. That is why you get no access. As to how you fix this, I have no idea Actually, maybe this can help http://www.irongeek.com/i.php?page=security/thumbscrew-software-usb-write-blockerHow were they locked ? ? If you happened to use a third party utility then it will have to be re-installed on the new drive before you can do anything with those files... If however you do not have the password you are out of luck altogether. Quote from: Albot on November 15, 2008, 03:06:13 AM they turn green They were encrypted using the windows Encrypting File System FEATURE of NTFS. Since the encryption routine uses the users SID (a GUID generated when the users account is created), as well as the SIDs of those users they have designated as recovery AGENTS to encrypt files, and you've reformatted, you no LONGER have those SIDs. the only way to get the files decrypting again would be to have had a recovery agent, which I'm quite sure you did not, or, the ability to set your SID as well as find out your PREVIOUS SID.

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I have a PORTABLE hardisk and i locked some of my private files so only my computer could use it (they turn green).

some time later i formatet my pc...

so when i was trying to move/open my files that i had lock, it just said acess denied.

I have a windows vista

The key to the 'lock' was on the hard drive on your PC and you have wiped that clean. That is why you get no access.

As to how you fix this, I have no idea

Actually, maybe this can help http://www.irongeek.com/i.php?page=security/thumbscrew-software-usb-write-blockerHow were they locked ? ?
If you happened to use a third party utility then it will have to be re-installed on the new drive before you can do anything with those files...
If however you do not have the password you are out of luck altogether. Quote from: Albot on November 15, 2008, 03:06:13 AM

they turn green

They were encrypted using the windows Encrypting File System FEATURE of NTFS.

Since the encryption routine uses the users SID (a GUID generated when the users account is created), as well as the SIDs of those users they have designated as recovery AGENTS to encrypt files, and you've reformatted, you no LONGER have those SIDs. the only way to get the files decrypting again would be to have had a recovery agent, which I'm quite sure you did not, or, the ability to set your SID as well as find out your PREVIOUS SID.

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