Just used a Linux LiveCD - Quick question

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Well, I've just used Linux for the first time a couple of weeks ago in the form of the latest Ubuntu LiveCD in order to root my Android Phone.

I really liked the experience, it was fast and easy to do the simple things I needed.

The filed I needed to push to my phone via Linux was saved in my documents (saved within Windows) and I couldn't access them.

I thought this might be the case, so I saved the files onto a USB drive also.

Just for future reference, is there anyway I can access folders created in Windows (user ones with passwords)? As I can imagine a Linux LiveCD being a great method to backup files from a Windows OS that won't boot.

I've used BartPE in the past, but as I said - the Linux experience was much better :)
 
Sure, you just need to mount the hard drive or partition on which the files are stored. You'll normally get the option to do this when you double click on it in 'Computer' in the file browser. Then you just follow the tree to where they are, it doesn't matter about user passwords, i can see everything on my other hard drive (that i just have for music and i haven't been bothered to format and replace it yet).
 
Mekrel said:
Well, I've just used Linux for the first time a couple of weeks ago in the form of the latest Ubuntu LiveCD in order to root my Android Phone.

I really liked the experience, it was fast and easy to do the simple things I needed.

The filed I needed to push to my phone via Linux was saved in my documents (saved within Windows) and I couldn't access them.

I thought this might be the case, so I saved the files onto a USB drive also.

Just for future reference, is there anyway I can access folders created in Windows (user ones with passwords)? As I can imagine a Linux LiveCD being a great method to backup files from a Windows OS that won't boot.

I've used BartPE in the past, but as I said - the Linux experience was much better :)
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Slax livecd automatically mounts your hard drives. Great for newbies and to have a copy lying around in situations like that :D
 
If you have an encrypted account or password protected files, I don't think (may be wrong here) that you can access them, with password protected, you have to take ownership in Windows, not sure what happens with linux..

Encrypted files are unobtainable.

Short answer, just create a folder with no access restrictions and put the files in there.

I never both password protecting my files, they're worthless (just Music, Videos & Photos)
 
bledd. said:
If you have an encrypted account or password protected files, I don't think (may be wrong here) that you can access them, with password protected, you have to take ownership in Windows, not sure what happens with linux..

Encrypted files are unobtainable.

Short answer, just create a folder with no access restrictions and put the files in there.

I never both password protecting my files, they're worthless (just Music, Videos & Photos)
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Yer you're correct. If the files are encrypted with NTFS/EFS then it's a no go :) Although if you have the windows user password you could extract the keys from Linux but it would not be a trivial process.
 
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