Retrieving data from an encrypted laptop hard drive

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rudyard

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Hi,

I have a works laptop with all my files stored on the hard drive. The laptop was encrypted by my work a few months ago. I want to retrieve my files on to another storage device, however it appears that the encryption is preventing me from using any sort of usb storage device and/or burning cds.

Does anyone know a way that I can retrieve my files from the hard drive of the laptop? (This is legit by the way- all the files are mine!)

Cheers,

R
 
In addition to needing the passkey to decrypt the drive it sounds like your work might have disabled things like USB and CD so you can't transfer things off it...
 
rudyard said:
Hi,

I have a works laptop with all my files stored on the hard drive. The laptop was encrypted by my work a few months ago. I want to retrieve my files on to another storage device, however it appears that the encryption is preventing me from using any sort of usb storage device and/or burning cds.

Does anyone know a way that I can retrieve my files from the hard drive of the laptop? (This is legit by the way- all the files are mine!)

Cheers,

R
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I'd contact IT at your work. But if they don't have a copy of any keys or your password, you just may be SOL.
 
rudyard said:
Hi,

I have a works laptop with all my files stored on the hard drive. The laptop was encrypted by my work a few months ago. I want to retrieve my files on to another storage device, however it appears that the encryption is preventing me from using any sort of usb storage device and/or burning cds.

Does anyone know a way that I can retrieve my files from the hard drive of the laptop? (This is legit by the way- all the files are mine!)

Cheers,

R
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To retrieve those files you need to conect that HDD where you have those files and atach him to another PC where you have an administrator account.
After that you need to take ownership of the files and after that you can do whatever you want with them.
Hope that this solution isnt for you to get in someone else life...;)
Please note that after doing that, the NTFS permissions will not be the same and after you conect the laptop to the network in the Company,you will need to tell the IT guys that they should correct the permissions again because isnt safe to leave like that
Hope that helps
 
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canivari, you said that also in another thread. If the harddrive is actually encrypted, you cannot just reset some ntfs permissions.
 
tyttebøvs said:
canivari, you said that also in another thread. If the harddrive is actually encrypted, you cannot just reset some ntfs permissions.
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There we go again tyttebøvs....
Do you understand NTFS permissions and ownership in files or folders??
I can teach you if you want to, just need to ask..;)
Taking ownership of files gonna decript NTFS permissions at the same time is moving to the new owner.
 
tyttebøvs said:
You should research what encryption actually means before you teach us more. Just like you did in the x86 thread :)
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Ohh the one that you are stating that there wasnt no 36 Bits..yes i remenber...
:D
And after i show you that actually there was for a long time 36Bits you just didnt admitted it that you never heard nothing about it...:D
 
You are no MCSE anything, if you tell me that EFS is just ntfs permissions :)

Just to edit: You learn about EFS in first chapter or so. Don't tell people that you are something that you are not :)
 
So what you are trying to say is that you cant break in EFS?
Just need to take ownership of the files and along with it the NTFS permissions gonna be screwed..
I still leave my foot down in the decision..
 
tyttebøvs said:
You are no MCSE anything, if you tell me that EFS is just ntfs permissions :)

Just to edit: You learn about EFS in first chapter or so. Don't tell people that you are something that you are not :)
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A+ IT Technician,Network Administrator (Network +),MCP,MCSA,MCITP (2008) and MCSE..
 
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