A temporary version of the file is often saved to the parent folder during file encryption. To increase security, it is recommended that you encrypt the parent folder of encrypted files as well.

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As you can see below, the decryptor can decrypt well-known file types, such as XLS and XLSX files, without a problem. However, it will not decrypt unknown file types or those with uncommon file ...

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You can decrypt EFS encrypted Files & Folders on your Windows computer system using Advanced File Attributes or using the cipher command in Command Prompt. Learn how to do it.