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Thanks for both answers.<br />

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Plus if your account gets deleted so does the certificates and keys that allow to read them on your profile making it near impossible to unencrypted your files again
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Re the account mentioned I am not clear where this account is held. Can you please say further?<br />

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Thanks for both answers.


> Plus if your account gets deleted so does the certificates and keys that allow to read them on your profile making it near impossible to unencrypted your files again

Re the account mentioned I am not clear where this account is held. Can you please say further?


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To clarify for you. It would be the account you login to windows with encrypt the files using EFS on your same profile and move the files to lets say a USB stick and your computer takes a nose dive, you won't have access to those files anymore.
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To clarify for you. It would be the account you login to windows with encrypt the files using EFS on your same profile and move the files to lets say a USB stick and your computer takes a nose dive, you won't have access to those files anymore.

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Many thanks for the excellent help
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I am using XP sp3<br />
I have an excel &nbsp;spreadsheet and believe that I can protect it with encryption &quot;EFS&quot;<br />
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How can I check I have EFS installed and how can I use this on a .xls spreadsheet?<br />
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I found in the spreadsheet Tools/Protection/ProtectSh<wbr />eet but am not sure is this is encrytion or a password.<br />
I understand encryption is much stronger.<br />
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Many thanks<br />
John
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I am using XP sp3
I have an excel  spreadsheet and believe that I can protect it with encryption "EFS"

How can I check I have EFS installed and how can I use this on a .xls spreadsheet?

I found in the spreadsheet Tools/Protection/ProtectSheet but am not sure is this is encrytion or a password.
I understand encryption is much stronger.

Many thanks
John

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