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middle92

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    Encrypted files from OLD LAPTOP. Recovery?
    « on: August 30, 2012, 12:29:09 PM »
    Hi,
    I recently removed my oldhardrive from a laptop that stopped working and I can access the files that are not encrypted but all my music is encrypted and I cant access them. Does anyone know ANY way to access the files that are encrypeted?

    HHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLPPP PPPPPPPPPPP :'(
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    Salmon Trout

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    « Reply #1 on: August 30, 2012, 12:45:27 PM »
    How do we know this is really your hard drive and really your data? This is asking for cracking advice, isn't it?
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    middle92

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      « Reply #2 on: August 30, 2012, 12:49:43 PM »
      Quote from: Salmon Trout on August 30, 2012, 12:45:27 PM
      How do we know this is really your hard drive and really your data? This is asking for cracking advice, isn't it?

      You dont? I just really want my 1000's of songs back after I destroyed my old Vaio laptop. Is there a way?
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      Salmon Trout

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      « Reply #3 on: August 30, 2012, 12:51:34 PM »
      What encryption was used?
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      middle92

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        « Reply #4 on: August 30, 2012, 12:55:02 PM »
        Quote from: Salmon Trout on August 30, 2012, 12:51:34 PM
        What encryption was used?

        I dont know? How would I find out? Windows did it if that helps?
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        « Reply #5 on: August 30, 2012, 12:59:38 PM »
        How do you know they are encrypted?
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        middle92

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          « Reply #6 on: August 30, 2012, 01:03:15 PM »
          Quote from: Salmon Trout on August 30, 2012, 12:59:38 PM
          How do you know they are encrypted?

          Right click > properties > advanced > encrypt contense to secure date (box ticked)
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          Salmon Trout

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          « Reply #7 on: August 30, 2012, 01:34:49 PM »
          If you have used Windows encryption, you may as well give up. That data is gone, if you don't know the password.
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          middle92

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            Re: Encrypted files from OLD LAPTOP. Recovery?
            « Reply #8 on: August 30, 2012, 01:41:36 PM »
            I have the Old account password?  Are the encrypition keys not stored on the hard drive somewhere?
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            « Reply #9 on: August 30, 2012, 01:51:39 PM »
            Is this iTunes stuff?




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            middle92

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              Re: Encrypted files from OLD LAPTOP. Recovery?
              « Reply #10 on: August 30, 2012, 02:14:45 PM »
              Yeah they are music files that I used iTunes to play.
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              Salmon Trout

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              « Reply #11 on: August 30, 2012, 02:44:40 PM »
              If you move the files to a new computer (which is what you have done) you need to authorize that computer on iTunes.

              http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1420

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              middle92

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                « Reply #12 on: August 30, 2012, 03:08:44 PM »
                Its not that, i cant physically move the mp3 files off the hardrive or add them to itunes off the hardrive. I get a permissions error, only some of my music files are marked as encrypted, those without the encryptions i can move,copy and add to itunes fine, its just the ones that are 'encrypted' i can do sweet FA with. Anymore ideas, did itunes do this to the files on my old computer?
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                Re: Encrypted files from OLD LAPTOP. Recovery?
                « Reply #13 on: August 30, 2012, 03:13:27 PM »
                If the files are encrypted there's nothing you can do.
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                  Re: Encrypted files from OLD LAPTOP. Recovery?
                  « Reply #14 on: August 30, 2012, 03:16:30 PM »
                  Can I not access the certificates somehow, i have the hardrive from the old computer in an enclosure are then not stored in there somewhere?
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