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FreeOTFE // Drive letter?

Hi,
I'm trying tu use FreeOTFE for a backup harddisk. I've been encrypting the whole disk, formatted the drive with NTFS and mount/dismount works fine.
If I close this tool, the drive letter disappears from Win explorer, which seems to be ok.
BUT if I want to "deactivate" the encryption from the drive (to use as normal Win drive again), how can I do this?
BR

Tolomir

I think if you close the tool, the device is inaccessible.
Deactivating the encryption would leave you with unencrypted data, what would you do this?

Tolomir

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ASKER

Thanks. No problem, the tool works great.
It was just a test, so I want the drive to be normal NTFS partition again.
So how to deactivate the encryption?

Tolomir

See this link:

http://www.freeotfe.org/docs/Main/command_line_decryption_utilities.htm

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ASKER

???

Tolomir

It says there is no tool to decrypt an encrypted partition. There were tools to verify the code but that was made for security experts.

Today as a user you only can move all data out or an encrypted partition and reformat that partition with windows tools.

Just a remark, also truecrypt comes not with a decryption tool, except to unencrypt the full-disk encryption.

Tolomir

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ASKER

...can you tell me how to format a disk without having a DRIVE LETTER ? The disk is not visible in Windows 7.

Tolomir

No problem:

http://www.windowsreference.com/windows-vista/how-to-use-disk-management-in-vista/

rightclick on the partition in question and choose format drive

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ASKER

...will try this in the evening. Thanks.