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dfaulken
Asked: 2017-04-29 19:05:14 +0800 CST

Accidentally moved encfs encrypted directory, can't decrypt

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I accidentally moved an encfs-encrypted directory. I moved it back once I realized my mistake, but now whenever I try to decrypt it normally, with the same command that worked before:

encfs ~/.stuff-encrypted ~/.stuff

It now gives me the prompts as if I were setting it up.

I remember all the settings I chose (AES-256, etc.) and the password. So how do I decrypt the folder?

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  1. Best Answer

    Turned out that I just needed to specify a different target directory than the previous target directory I was using.

    The ~/.stuff directory already existed and sat in my home directory just for me to point encfs to it. Typing

    encfs ~/.stuff-encrypted ~/.new-stuff-directory

    worked just fine, with the usual password prompt rather than trying to setup a new encrypted volume. I struggled to remember the password four months later, but then it opened just fine.

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