Hi,I am having trouble with file encryption need assistance.

When I copy files from any hard drive or external medium the files encrypt themselves and after i have copied the file to my PC i have to decrypt it and it wastes a lot of time. And when i decrypt it , it takes up a lot of resources in the process causing my other programs to lag heavily. i basically want to know how to switch off all encryption on my PC in a way my system wont get damaged but in a way that it will work for sure.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Hello,

This must be because the destination folder is set to encrypt files on it's own.

Follow these steps:

1. Right-click on the destination folder.
2. Click Properties.
3. In the Attributes section, click Advanced.
4. Un-tick the box thay says Encrypt contents to secure data.
5. Press Apply and OK.

If you are still having the problem, post back.

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I understand the settings of encryption on a file however the solution is not so simple the file encrypts regardless of where you copy or paste the file to so I need to switch off the function that causes files to be encrypted whenever it is moved from an external medium to my pc.

could be some kind of setting within windows I am missing.

assistance will be appreciated.

How i go about copying is as follows. I copy a file from an external hard drive but the file is not yet encrypted on the hard drive itself i then go ahead and copy the file from the hard drive and paste it on my desktop. The file is then encrypted by my windows automatically. The file letters appear in green as you most likely already know once it is on the pc itself and the properties show that it is encrypted a swell.I have to then decrypt it. I don't have any problems in doing so as my system sees me as a valid person to decrypt it.

So long story short, how do i go about disabling the encryption that causes the files to encrypt automatically.

Do you have any kind of encryption software installed on the computer?