# Decryption help
**URL:** https://forum.syncthing.net/t/decryption-help/20224
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 12, 2023, 7:21am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/decryption-help/20224 "2023-05-12T07:21:08Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Garrett04](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/Garrett04)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2023, 7:21am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/decryption-help/20224/1 "2023-05-12T07:21:08Z")
I’ve shared a file to my computer with encryption. Can anoyone help me please on how to decrypt such folders.
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### Author:  [@239](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/239)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2023, 8:22am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/decryption-help/20224/2 "2023-05-12T08:22:17Z")
[Untrusted (Encrypted) Devices - Decrypting data](https://docs.syncthing.net/users/untrusted.html#decrypting-data)
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### Author:  [@Garrett04](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/Garrett04)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2023, 8:38am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/decryption-help/20224/3 "2023-05-12T08:38:45Z")
I’m using windows OS here. Give me an example pls
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### Author:  [@calmh](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/calmh)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2023, 8:52am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/decryption-help/20224/4 "2023-05-12T08:52:40Z")
I suggest changing your setup. If you are syncing these files to a computer you’re using and where you want to access the files, using untrusted/encrypted storage is probably not appropriate.
The linked instructions are for recovering a folder when the normal/trusted devices are suddenly unavailable and all that remains is an encrypted copy. It’s not for day to day file access.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2023, 8:52am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/decryption-help/20224/5 "2023-06-11T08:52:45Z")
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