Browse for encrypted files

 

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Browse for encrypted files

 

If you already know the location and names of the encrypted files, switch to File tree tab. The experience here is similar to that of Windows Explorer. The disk and folder tree is located in the left pane (note: only NTFS partitions are listed), and the right pane shows the list of files.

 

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When you change or select a folder on the left, AEFSDR starts to fill the right pane with file names. Encrypted files are initially marked blue, and the tool performs a background analysis on whether these files can be decrypted with the keys that have been recovered. Decryptable files are marked green, while files that cannot be decrypted are highlighted in red.

 

Select the files to decrypt and press Add file into list (or use Select encrypted to add all encrypted files at once). The files will be added to the list in the Encrypted files tab. You can also right-click on any folder in the left pane and select Scan for encrypted files (recursively) to search for encrypted files only in the selected folder and its subfolders. Repeat this steps for the files you need to decrypt, and you're ready for decryption.

 

Note: when you access this tab for the first time after starting the program, the program may become unresponsive for several seconds. This is normal. The tool enumerates all logical disks is the system, analyses the file systems and builds the files and folders tree. However, if the program is unresponsive for several few minutes, force close it using the Task Manager, and restart it with logging turned on (see Program options for details), then switch to the File Tree tab again and close the tool. A log file will be created; you may send it to us for analysis. The log file can be large, so compress it with ZIP or RAR before sending.