I have some encrypted files accidentally and cannot access it now. How can I get back them?

I've been messing around with the parameters of property on some files and I found the encryption option and clicked on it.  I couldn't say it makes all the difference (ignorance), so I did not bother to deselect it.  It was a few months ago.  My computer recently crashed and I wiped it and reinstalled the operating system.  I keep all my files on an external hard drive, so I didn't save anything.  I went to access these old files after the computer is running again and realized that I can not open them now.  What should I do to decrypt?  Thank you!

-Tyler

Since you don't back up your encryption keys, the data is inaccessible forever. Delete and move. There is no backdoor to EFS encryption. Next time be more careful about the use of the advanced features such as encryption without having to learn first about them. I'm sorry for your loss. MS - MVP - Elephant Boy computers - don't panic!

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