Important Notice - Sony VAIO VGN-GS Series User Manual And Instruction Manual

Important Notice

❑ Do not encrypt the files containing keys to be used for encryption and the folders that include such files.
Encrypting the files in the folders containing basic user keys and others, using the Encrypting File System (EFS) will
disable you to launch your TPM software and decrypt the encrypted data in the following cases:
❑ The TPM software has been installed.
❑ The platform has been initialized.
❑ The EFS function has been enabled in user initialization process.
With the default settings, the files in the folders below cannot be encrypted because they have system attributes.
Do not change the system attributes of the files in the folders below.
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The following folders are invisible by default.
❑ Folders containing basic user keys and others
C:\<username>\All Users\Infineon\TPM Software 2.0\BackupData
C:\<username>\All Users\Infineon\TPM Software 2.0\PlatformKeyData
C:\<username>\All Users\Infineon\TPM Software 2.0\RestoreData
(C:\<username>\All Users is a shortcut to C:\ProgramData.)
C:\<username>\<account>\AppData\Roaming\Infineon\TPM Software 2.0\UserKeyData
❑ Do not encrypt any one of the following archive, backup, or token files. There will be no way to restore them if you
carelessly encrypt them.
Sony assumes no liability for any troubles and damages arising out of your careless encryption of the following files and
folders including them.
❑ Automatic backup file
Default file name: SPSystemBackup.xml
Default path: None (Clicking Browse displays the <userfolder>\Documents\Security Platform window.)
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