CompTIA A+ Core 2 (220-1002) — Question 208

A technician is attempting to recover data from a damaged laptop that was running Windows 10. The technician removes the drive and places it in a known-good computer. The computer boots and sees the drive, but no data is displayed. Which of the following is the reason the technician is experiencing this issue?

Answer options

• A. exFAT security
• B. Ext3 security
• C. HFS security
• D. EFS security
• E. CDFS security

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D, EFS security, which stands for Encrypting File System. If the original drive was encrypted with EFS, the data will not be accessible on another system without the proper decryption keys. The other options pertain to different file systems or security methods that do not apply in this scenario.