The present invention provides a method and system of backing up at least
one encrypted computer file encrypted by an encryption filter driver
running on an operating system of a computer system and restoring at
least one encrypted computer file encrypted by an encryption filter
driver running on an operating system of a computer system. In an
exemplary embodiment, the method and system of backing up at least one
encrypted computer file encrypted by an encryption filter driver running
on an operating system of a computer system include (1) receiving the
filename of the encrypted computer file, (2) starting a backup process
for the encrypted computer file, (3) disabling the encryption filter
driver for the backup process, (4) backing up the encrypted computer file
via the backup process, and (5) reenabling the encryption filter driver
for the backup process.