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Old 02-17-2008   #7 (permalink)
Ronnie Vernon MVP


 
 

Re: explorer file attribute

Natmaster

You must be logged on with the user account that was active when the file or
folder was encrypted.

Right click the file or folder and select Properties/Advanced Button. Remove
the check mark from the "Encrypt contents to secure data" option.
OK/Apply/OK.

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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience


"natmaster" <natmaster.34xt33@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
news:natmaster.34xt33@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net...
Quote:

>
> Yeah, I didn't apply this though - how do I remove it? I want to be able
> to read the file again.
>
> Ronnie Vernon MVP;616193 Wrote:
Quote:

>> Natmaster
>>
>> You are replying to a thread that is over 1 year old? You can do this,
>> but
>> you need to quote the message you are replying to. Most servers remove
>> older
>> messages after about 90 days.
>>
>> To answer your question.
>>
>> The 'E' file attribute means that the file is encrypted. Be careful
>> when you
>> apply this attribute or you may lose the ability to open these files.
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>> Ronnie Vernon
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows Desktop Experience
>>
>>
>> "natmaster" <natmaster.34xpm1@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
>> news:natmaster.34xpm1@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net...> > >
Quote:

>> > >
>> > > What about "E"? It seems to turn the files green in Vista explorer
>> > > shell, and make the files unreadable. (Although writable...)
>> > > It says access is denied when I try to read these files.
>> > >
>> > >
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>> > > natmaster > >
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> natmaster
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