Encrypted Files - Find All on the Local Hard Drives

    Encrypted Files - Find All on the Local Hard Drives

    Encrypted Files - Find All on the Local Hard Drives

    How to Create a List of All Encrypted Files on All Local Drives in Windows
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    How to Create a List of All Encrypted Files on All Local Drives in Windows


       Information
    This tutorial will show you how to create a list of all encrypted files that belong to the current user on all NTFS local drives in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8.

    This will create a Encrypted-Files.txt file on your desktop that includes the full path of each encrypted file found in it.


    EXAMPLE: Encrypted-Files.txt
    Encrypted Files - Find All on the Local Hard Drives-encrypted_files_list.jpg
    Here's How:
    1. Open a command prompt in Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8, and do step 2 or 3 below for what you would like to do.

    2. To Use the cipher /u /h Command
    NOTE: This option is used to find all the encrypted files on the local drives, and will update the user's file encryption key or recovery keys of the encrypted files to use the current keys if changed since encrypted.
    A) In the command prompt, copy and paste the command below, press Enter, and go to step 4 below.
    NOTE: Added /H to include hidden encrypted files.
    cipher /u /h > %UserProfile%\Desktop\Encrypted-Files.txt

    Encrypted Files - Find All on the Local Hard Drives-cmd-1.jpg
    3. To Use the cipher /u /n /h Command
    NOTE: This option is used to find all the encrypted files on the local drives, and will not update the encyption keys.
    A) In the command prompt, copy and paste the command below, press Enter, and go to step 4 below.
    NOTE: Added /H to include hidden encrypted files.
    cipher /U /N /H > %UserProfile%\Desktop\Encrypted-Files.txt

    Encrypted Files - Find All on the Local Hard Drives-cmd-2.jpg
    4. When finished, close the command prompt.

    5. You will now have a Encrypted-Files.txt file on your desktop with a list of all encrypted files on your system.
    That's it,
    Shawn








  1. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Enterprise x64
       #1

    This command will only list encrypted files belonging to the current user (the one who runs the command). It will not list "all the encrypted files on the local drives" as stated in the article.
      My Computer


  2. Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
       #2

    From post #1

    Information
    This tutorial will show you how to create a list of all encrypted files that belong to the current user on all NTFS local drives in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8.

    This will create a Encrypted-Files.txt file on your desktop that includes the full path of each encrypted file found in it.
    As stated from the tutorial.

    The tutorial does state current user.

    Jack
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  3. Posts : 98
    Win 7 Ultimate x64
       #3

    Finding Encrypted Files


    Hello Layback.

    Thanks for the good info in your post "How to Create a List of All Encrypted Files on All Local Drives in Windows". Is there a way to test this on a folder that contains some encrypted file? I'm hesitant to do this on the whole drive. Thanks.
      My Computer


  4. Posts : 71,959
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #4

    386DX said:
    Hello Layback.

    Thanks for the good info in your post "How to Create a List of All Encrypted Files on All Local Drives in Windows". Is there a way to test this on a folder that contains some encrypted file? I'm hesitant to do this on the whole drive. Thanks.
    Hello,

    No worries. Step 3 will not affect anything to run the command.

    The command will only scan the drive, and generate a list of any encrypted files and their location it may find.
      My Computer


  5. Posts : 98
    Win 7 Ultimate x64
       #5

    Thanks. I'll check it out.
      My Computer


 

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