I somehow encrypted some files without meaning to, and because of it I can't backup my user folder to Mozy. Is there a way to remove the encryption from all the files or at least find out which one are encrypted?
I'm runnin windows 7 ultimate 64bits
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This may be an older question; but I recently had the same need. My goal was to be comprehensive (search all files) and not require additional software, so it uses the command prompt and any text editor. Here is what I found as a workable solution:
Without parameters, Cipher lists state of the current directory and all files in it. The /s parameter tells it to recurse, and c:\ gives it the starting point. From there, "> ..." just redirects the output. Cipher's output for encrypted files and folders look like this: Listing c:\Dev\Encrypted\ Cipher's output for normal files and folders look like this: Listing c:\Dev\Plaintext\ Hope that helps. |
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With Total Commander, you can do a search (ALT+F7) on various attributes of files and folders. The "encrypted" attribute is one of them.
Once you have found all encrypted files and folders, select "Feed to listbox". It will put all names in the selected pane (left or right). There, you can select them all, right-click and select Properties. You'll get the Properties window for all the selected files. In the Advanced window, you can easily decrypt them by unchecking the "Encrypt..." checkbox.
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You can type: encryptionstatus:encrypted Into the search field in an explorer window. |
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You can use Windows Search Advanced Query. In search bar type: * is:encrypted. This command will find all encrypted files in folder. |
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