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Encrypted file help

Sep 18, 2012 12:35PM PDT

i have an old windows xp hardrive that i mistakenly encrypted a few years ago. I tried to tranfer the files using a usb to ide cable but it didnt work. i looked online and i says that my files are unrecoverable because i don't have the certificate/key. can i plug the old hard drive in another windows xp computer to unencrypt the files? I refuse to give up on getting these files, there are very important to me! Sad

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Maybe.
Sep 18, 2012 2:58PM PDT
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driver not working
Sep 20, 2012 8:50AM PDT

Hey, thanks for your suggestions. The driver is not spinning, so it's not showing up in the scans that i did with Encryption Analyzer. I'm trying to find a place to fix the driver, Gillware Data says it might cost $350-$500 so now i'm trying to find cheaper alternatives.

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What driver?
Sep 21, 2012 2:02AM PDT