Backing Up Your Encryption Key
When you sign on to Windows 8, it uses your credentials to access the encryption key that decrypts the folder so you can access it. This encryption key is stored on your hard disk for easy and fast access. However, like any file or folder on your hard disk, the encryption key can become corrupted. If that happens, you lose access to the encrypted data, so key corruption is a disaster waiting to happen. To avoid that disaster, you should back up the encryption key to a removable drive for safekeeping.
When you encrypt a folder for the first time, Windows 8 displays a notification suggesting you back up the encryption key, as shown in Figure 32.18. Click that notification to get started. If you miss the notification, ...
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