Microsoft KB Archive/886969

= You receive an error message and you cannot move an encrypted file to a FAT partition in Windows XP Service Pack 1 =

Article ID: 886969

Article Last Modified on 11/30/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional
 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

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SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1), when you try to move a file to another partition on your computer or to a network server, the file might not be moved and you might receive the following error message:

The specified file could not be encrypted.



CAUSE
This issue may occur when you cut an encrypted file from an NTFS file system partition and paste the file to a FAT partition. An encrypted file is no longer encrypted after you move the file from NTFS to FAT. You receive the error message even though the file does not move.



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, copy the file from the NTFS partition and then paste the file to the FAT partition on your computer or to a network server. After you copy and paste the file, you can then delete the file from its original location.

Additional query words: windowsxpsp1 winxpsp1 xpsp1 efs encryption

Keywords: kbtshoot kbprb KB886969

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