All new files are green (encrypted?)

All the newly made files in my documents folder are showing as green but when I open them I am not asked for a password they will open. It may have all started when a folder I had encrypted was no longer and I did not know why it lost the encryption. I tried to re encrypt it and when that did not work tried to re encrypt a new folder and its contents without success. I know find that all files of all file types when newly saved to my documents appear as green. I went up to my documents folder opinions and thought I applied a non encryption to all the folders it did it thing and took about 7 minuets. If I select the new green file and right click on properties I can with the advanced button de encrypt the files one by one.
What is going on here? Also any new folders become green and their saved to contents. Older folders that do not appear as green can have things saved to them and they are ok and in black text.

From: "DJW"

All the newly made files in my documents folder are showing as green but
when I open them
I am not asked for a password they will open. It may have all started when
a folder I had
encrypted was no longer and I did not know why it lost the encryption. I
tried to re
encrypt it and when that did not work tried to re encrypt a new folder and
its contents
without success. I know find that all files of all file types when newly
saved to my
documents appear as green. I went up to my documents folder opinions and
thought I applied
a non encryption to all the folders it did it thing and took about 7
minuets. If I select
the new green file and right click on properties I can with the advanced
button de encrypt
the files one by one. What is going on here? Also any new folders become
green and their
saved to contents. Older folders that do not appear as green can have
things saved to them
and they are ok and in black text.

Encrypted files are not password protected files. They use the Encryption
File System (EFS) and a user based certificate that is stored in you
Personal Certificate Store.

To disable EFS on files and/or folders, uncheck the encryption dialogue
under advanced properties.

--
Dave
Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk
http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

On Monday, June 10, 2013 9:55:59 AM UTC-6, David H. Lipman wrote:
From: "DJW"



All the newly made files in my documents folder are showing as green but

when I open them

I am not asked for a password they will open. It may have all started when

a folder I had

encrypted was no longer and I did not know why it lost the encryption. I

tried to re

encrypt it and when that did not work tried to re encrypt a new folder and

its contents

without success. I know find that all files of all file types when newly

saved to my

documents appear as green. I went up to my documents folder opinions and

thought I applied

a non encryption to all the folders it did it thing and took about 7

minuets. If I select

the new green file and right click on properties I can with the advanced

button de encrypt

the files one by one. What is going on here? Also any new folders become

green and their

saved to contents. Older folders that do not appear as green can have

things saved to them

and they are ok and in black text.



Encrypted files are not password protected files. They use the Encryption

File System (EFS) and a user based certificate that is stored in you

Personal Certificate Store.



To disable EFS on files and/or folders, uncheck the encryption dialogue

under advanced properties.



--

Dave

Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk

http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

I thought I did that. Are you talking to right click on the folder (my docs) and under properties and the advanced button uncheck encrypt?

From: "DJW"


Encrypted files are not password protected files. They use the
Encryption
File System (EFS) and a user based certificate that is stored in your
Personal Certificate Store.
To disable EFS on files and/or folders, uncheck the encryption dialogue
under advanced properties.



I thought I did that. Are you talking to right click on the folder (my
docs) and under
properties and the advanced button uncheck encrypt?

Yes, the highest level folder whose properties are marked for encryption.
You will be prompted if you want to propogate unmarking subfolders and files
for encryption.

--
Dave
Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk
http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp