encrypted my jpg files by SECURE FOLDER

[omarwaseemabbas]

Administrator plz help me out.
i was using windows 7 and encrypted my jpg files by SECURE FOLDER.
then i changed my windows to win 8
now i am deencrypting my files. all changed to .xxx and not opening.

[anyweb]

i moved your post from a BitLocker post to here, why did you post your question there ?

raise a new topic when posting about something unrelated please....

 

as regards your problem, please explain your issue, is it related to Bitlocker, yes/no ?

[ChrisB]

To me it sounds like you enabled encryption directly on the Windows folder. (Properties, Advanced attributes, encrypt contents).

On a stand-alone client, this feature uses a self-signed EFS certificate. To open or decrypt the files, you first need to migrate that certificate (including the private key) to your certificate store in Windows 8.

 

For migration, I found an old article that still applies.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc722147(v=ws.10).aspx

 

If you lost the private key, I'm afraid that's bad news.