Ok, thank you. On Thu, Oct 22, 2020, 9:30 AM Werner Koch <w...@gnupg.org> wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Oct 2020 18:59, Mike said: > > I had to recover gnupg file from a corrupted os. The contents of the > gnupg > > file are encrypted and are not in openpgp data. So when I try to import > my > > keys from 'private-keys-v1.d' nothing happens. Output says no openpgp > data > > found and 0 items processed. > > You simply restore the files from private-keys-v1. These are internal to > gnupg and it is not possible or needed to importat them. The format of > the private key files is well specified and we take care to keep them > compatible with all GnuPG 2 versions. > > To make the restored private keys actually work you also need the public > keys. Ask someone else or a keyserver to send you your public key if > you don't have a backup. With the private keys in place gpg will be > able list them and be able to decrypt or sign data. > > > Salam-Shalom, > > Werner > > -- > Die Gedanken sind frei. Ausnahmen regelt ein Bundesgesetz. >
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