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  • 1.  How can i recover data from my formated laptop if i had it encrypted with PGP ??

    Posted Mar 24, 2012 09:42 AM

    Hi,

    I had a problem with my laptop and needed to format it , did that and now i can't access the partitios D from my DHH because a window pops up and tels me to format that drive so i can use it . how can i recover my data from that partitios ? I had the hdd encrypted with PGP

    sorry for my english

    please advice



  • 2.  RE: How can i recover data from my formated laptop if i had it encrypted with PGP ??

    Posted Mar 24, 2012 09:58 AM

    Please explain what "DHH" is.



  • 3.  RE: How can i recover data from my formated laptop if i had it encrypted with PGP ??

    Posted Mar 26, 2012 03:45 AM

    I think they meant HDD ;)



  • 4.  RE: How can i recover data from my formated laptop if i had it encrypted with PGP ??

    Posted Mar 26, 2012 03:46 AM

    Try installing PGP again, it might give access to the previously encrypted drive if you know the original passphrase for it.



  • 5.  RE: How can i recover data from my formated laptop if i had it encrypted with PGP ??

    Posted Mar 27, 2012 05:21 PM

    My HDD is a Segate 500 GB ST95000420AS

    James i already installed PGP but it sees the HDD as unencrypted . And i can only encrypt the entire HDD not only a partition , so i can't decrypt only the partition D ( i have 3 , C,D,E )...

    I went today with the HDD to a company that recovers data and they couldn't recover any , they didn't manage to access it because of the encryption ...



  • 6.  RE: How can i recover data from my formated laptop if i had it encrypted with PGP ??

    Posted Mar 27, 2012 06:31 PM

    I'd suggest using the WDE Recovery CD to attempt the decryption of that drive:

    http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH149679



  • 7.  RE: How can i recover data from my formated laptop if i had it encrypted with PGP ??

    Posted Mar 28, 2012 05:00 AM

    thanks Tom , any sugestion is welcome . I will try this and get back with the results



  • 8.  RE: How can i recover data from my formated laptop if i had it encrypted with PGP ??

    Posted Aug 05, 2012 01:42 PM

    Hi all,

    So, I am almost in the same situation, just that I accidentally started a Linux install and it deleted my partition table, now I have a ~500MB first partition and the rest 319GB as unalocated space (seen under another linux box)

    I started the drive decryption using the recovery CD now (takes ages...). My question is, what are the chances of getting any of the data back? Mainly interested in NSF files (lotus notes databases).

    I need to know so I don't waste my time waiting for the decryption to finish.



  • 9.  RE: How can i recover data from my formated laptop if i had it encrypted with PGP ??

    Posted Aug 08, 2012 04:33 AM

    Assuming you're able to decrypt the partition then all the data should be recoverable.

    The recovery CD will take ages as it only uses 16-bit processing as opposed to the minimum 32-bit used when within the operating system.



  • 10.  RE: How can i recover data from my formated laptop if i had it encrypted with PGP ??

    Posted Aug 16, 2012 01:50 PM

    A good opensource utility I have heard about is photorec. If the drive is able to succesfully WDE decrypt. You could try using photorec to search for NSF files.