Encryption Question

External Since: Jan 11, 2006 Posts: 2

I wonder if SyncToy can do it?

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e0fc1154-c975...14-9649

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Steve Basinger

"Mike Fields" wrote:

> Hmmm - I sort of remember reading something recently about
> a problem creating the top level directory involving EFS (but have
> no idea where that was). You might try creating the top level
> then going down one level on each side and see if that works.
> Other than that , I don't have the answer.
>
> mikey
>
> "fairlane" <fairlane RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:FAB7E9C8-C0B5-4C0E-BC65-9C43A3C65ED9@microsoft.com...
> > Hi Mike,
> > Thanks for trying, but there are no system files involved.
> > The files and folder only have the A and E attribute set.
> > I have tried with both robocopy and xcopy, and none of them can do it,
> > although xcopy should be able to do it with the /g switch on. Anyway,
> here's
> > what happens:
> >
> > C:\>robocopy c:\test v:\test\ /E /B
> >
> > This produces this error message:
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> ---------
> > ROBOCOPY :: Robust File Copy for Windows :: Version
> XP010
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> ---------
> >
> > Started : Wed Nov 30 15:30:42 2005
> >
> > Source : c:\test\
> > Dest : v:\test\
> >
> > Files : *.*
> >
> > Options : *.* /S /E /COPY:DAT /B /R:1000000 /W:30
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> --------
> >
> > 3 c:\test\
> > New Dir 1 c:\test\test folder\
> > 2005/11/30 15:30:42 ERROR 5 (0x00000005) Creating Destination
> Directory
> > v:\test\
> > test folder\
> > Access is denied.
> >
> > New File 3.2 m testfile.exe
> > 2005/11/30 15:30:42 ERROR 5 (0x00000005) Creating Destination
> Directory
> > v:\test\
> > test folder\
> > Access is denied.
> >
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> --------
> >
> > Total Copied Skipped Mismatch FAILED
> Extras
> > Dirs : 2 1 1 0 0
> 0
> > Files : 4 0 3 0 1
> 0
> > Bytes : 17.42 m 0 14.16 m 0 3.25 m
> 0
> > Times : 0:00:00 0:00:00 0:00:00
> 0:00:00
> >
> > Ended : Wed Nov 30 15:30:42 2005
> >
> > I orginally thought my command-line should look like this:
> > robocopy c:\test v:\test\ /E /PURGE /M
> > But that doesn't work either.
> >
> > For xcopy this is what happens:
> >
> > C:\>xcopy c:\test v:\test\ /m /d /e /r /c /q /g /h /y
> > File creation error - The specified file could not be encrypted.
> >
> > Unable to create directory - V:\test
> > 0 File(s) copied
> >
> > /Kim
> >
> > "Mike Fields" wrote:
> >
> > > My best guess would be you are trying to copy a file
> > > with the system attribute set. According to M$, EFS
> > > will not encrypt files with the system bit set (to prevent
> > > you from encrypting files that are needed at startup before
> > > the decryption is available .. see foot, shoot same Wink

)
> > >
> > > mikey
> > >
> >
>
>

External Since: Sep 08, 2005 Posts: 30

Thanks but the description doesn't mention anything about handling encrypted files.

Stu

SBasinger <SBasinger DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I wonder if SyncToy can do it?
>
>http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e0fc1154-c975-4814-9649-cce41af06eb7&DisplayLang=en