Hi All,
I'm new to this forum and have had this issue for a while but need to resolve it soon.
I have a USB key with a bunch of files I use on a regular basis. I often open and edit these files on my work IBM Thinkpad. When I save the files back to the USB, they are automatically encrypted with something I think is called 'DGCipher'. I enter a p/w and the file saves.
I have no problem emailing these files to others and can open them on other Windows machines right from my USB key so long as I enter the p/w.
Now I am trying to open these files on my relatively new MacBook Air. I have Microsoft Office installed on the MacBook but any of these files that are encrypted will not open. I get a message along the lines of:
'This file may have been created in an application that is not compatible with Excel. To save the file in a different format, click Cancel, open the file in the application that is was created in, and then save it in a format that is compatible with Excel, such as CSV.' If I just say OK and open it, it's all encrypted gibberish.
I can open files off my USB that were never opened or edited on the ThinkPad so I know its not a problem with the Office suite, it has to be the encryption / p/w protection on the files.
Does anybody know how I may open these files and work with them on my Mac now??
I'm new to this forum and have had this issue for a while but need to resolve it soon.
I have a USB key with a bunch of files I use on a regular basis. I often open and edit these files on my work IBM Thinkpad. When I save the files back to the USB, they are automatically encrypted with something I think is called 'DGCipher'. I enter a p/w and the file saves.
I have no problem emailing these files to others and can open them on other Windows machines right from my USB key so long as I enter the p/w.
Now I am trying to open these files on my relatively new MacBook Air. I have Microsoft Office installed on the MacBook but any of these files that are encrypted will not open. I get a message along the lines of:
'This file may have been created in an application that is not compatible with Excel. To save the file in a different format, click Cancel, open the file in the application that is was created in, and then save it in a format that is compatible with Excel, such as CSV.' If I just say OK and open it, it's all encrypted gibberish.
I can open files off my USB that were never opened or edited on the ThinkPad so I know its not a problem with the Office suite, it has to be the encryption / p/w protection on the files.
Does anybody know how I may open these files and work with them on my Mac now??
