Anilrgowda

Question: hi! i would like to secure my laptop by applying this EFS but would like to know whats the correct way to it. I have disabled the Administrator and Guest account and then apply EFS to some folders - Right click select Advance and click 'Encrypt contect to secure data'. Is that the correct way?

And how do i backup the 'key' so in case i forget my password or something i could still recover my data? And how do i recover the data?

Anilrgowda

Also see Best practices for the Encrypting File System ("Best practices for the Encrypting File System") which covers

- SUMMARY
- MORE INFORMATION
- How to enable Encrypting File System file sharing
- How to encrypt a file for multiple users
- How to encrypt and decrypt using the Encrypting File System
- Encrypting a folder
- Encrypt a folder and its contents
- Decrypting a folder
- Additional information
- How files are encrypted
- Why you must back up your certificates
- How to back up your certificate

and Microsoft Corporation ("How EFS Works") for more background information.