Moved a folder... issues followed

Started by Teach_GT, September 13, 2015, 08:11:50 PM

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Teach_GT

So... I wanted to move an encrypted folder to a hard drive. I unlocked the encrypted folder and then dragged it to the new drive.

Now the folder on the original drive is empty (also, if I click on it, the finder shows "Not responding" for at least 3 or 4 minutes before showing me that there are no files in it).

The new folder on the new drive contains 3 folders in it called "  This folder contains encrypted data", "it is controlled by Espionage", and "Do not modify it in this state".

Obviously I did this wrong... how do I get my files back?

Thanks!

zsolt

Hello, by the description of your problem, it seems that you are dealing with Espionage 2, not 3. The support for Espionage 2 ended about 2 years ago, it is not actively developed and it does not work reliably since Maverick. So I would suggest to recover your data and uninstall it. If you wish to continue to protect your data, I suggest upgrading to Espionage 3.

Here is what to do:

- download the following software http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/24682/ivisible 
- launch it, and click on "make files visible" button (in case OS X does not allow to launch ivisible, you have to go to System Preferences -> Security & Privacy, click on padlock icon in lower left corner and authenticate, then under General Tab, under "Allow apps downloaded from" select anywhere, wait for confirmation window, and then try to launch iVisible again)
- now revisit the protected folder and you will see a disk image inside, named same as the folder name, but having a dot in front of the name
- dobleclick it, it should ask you for password, enter it, and the image will mount as a volume, like for example an USB stick would mount
- open it and you will access to all your files
- copy them out, unmount the volume and delete the protected folder containing the disk image you just opened

once you have all your data back, you should uninstall Espionage 2. You can try either by selecting Uninstall option from Espionage's Espionage menu, or if that does not work, then you can manually remove all the files, here is a list:
Note that some files are in your home Library folder and some in your root Library folder. Your home Library folder is hidden since Lion, to enter into it from Finder, switch to Finder, hold down the option key and select Library from the list of "places to go".:

/Users/[your username]/Library/Application Support/Espionage
/Users/[your username]/Library/LaunchAgents/com.taoeffect.EspionageHelper.plist
/Users/[your username]/Library/Services/EspionageMenu.service (might not exist)
/System/Library/Extensions/iSpy.kext
/Library/iSpy
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.taoeffect.ispyd.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.taoeffect.Espionage.plist (might not exist)
/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.taoeffect.Espionage (might not exist)

once you removed the files/folder, please reboot your Mac

Let me know if you get stuck.
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