Книга: Windows Server 2012 R2 Storage, Security, & Networking Pocket Consultant

Decrypting files and directories

Decrypting files and directories

File Explorer shows names of encrypted resources in green. If you want to decrypt a file or directory, follow these steps:

1. In File Explorer, press and hold or right-click the file or directory, and then tap or click Properties.

2. On the General tab of the Properties dialog box, tap or click Advanced. Clear the Encrypt Contents To Secure Data check box. Tap or click OK twice.

With files, Windows Server decrypts the file and restores it to its original format. With directories, Windows Server decrypts all the files within the directory. If the directory contains subfolders, you also have the option to remove encryption from the subfolders. To do this, select Apply Changes To This Folder, Subfolders, And Files when prompted, and then tap or click OK.

TIP Windows Server also provides a command-line utility called Cipher (Cipher. exe) for encrypting and decrypting your data. entering cipher at a command prompt without additional parameters shows you the encryption status of all folders in the current directory.

Оглавление книги