How to convert menc files on storage card? - HTC Touch Viva Cell Phone

Hi Sayeed,
.MENC stands for (Microsoft Windows) Mobile Encrypted file.
To convert your menc file extensions, go online and search. There are many converters available for free or a fee.
Here are some useful links:
How to change menc files

http://advancedfileoptimizer.com/file-extension/menc

Good Luck,
JP

MENC finle stands for Microsoft Windows Mobile encrypted file. This means that the encryption is turned on in your Windows mobile phone all your pics become .menc files when the encryption is on. Turn off he encryption.
To disable encryption go to Settings ? System or Settings ? Security on the Windows Mobile device and remove check the box that says "Encrypt files placed on storage cards."

.MENC file extension is a Windows Mobile Encrypted File.

Open this link to read more about .MENC file. It say's there,

"MENC files are designed to be decrypted by the device that created the file. Therefore, MENC files can be transferred to a PC using Windows ActiveSync or Windows Mobile Device Center, but it may not be possible to decrypt the file on the computer. Also, changing the GUID on a MENC file will disable the ability of the decryption program to properly decrypt the file.

To avoid encrypting files, go to Settings ? System or Settings ? Security on the Windows Mobile device and uncheck the box that says "Encrypt files placed on storage cards.""

Menc states a file name which is either can be a file transferred from pocketpc mobiles in which the encryption is 'on' and so it aves in .menc extensions. If you want to convert those files then you need to turn the encryption 'off' on your pocket pc and then transfer data to any source for changes.
If the menc file is from a camera or some other source then you need to have a converter software to convert those files in the format u like.
here is the software name which can help you out:
RealJPEG- Image converter to JPEG

Apparently the files are encrypted and can be decrypted only on the handset/Mobile unit it was encrypted on.

To prevent getting such file type in the future, follow this procedure
Start>Settings>System Tab>Encryption
UnCheck on encryption and after this you will get only normal (Unencrypted file).

Another way is the activesync way. Transfer the file from the handset to pc via ActiveSync, it will automatically decrypt and paste the regular format on to your PC.

Hope it helps

Actually, .menc file (Microsoft windows mobile encrypted file) isn't a real file type extension, it only indicates that the file is encrypted on a Storage Device (windows mobile) where Storage Card Encryption feature is installed.... They can't be directly converted to Jpeg. You have to remove the encryption and then restore them to normal jpeg file. First transfer the files to the computer, and then disable the Storage Card Encryption from the Mobile/Device and again transfer back to the device.
More details with illustrations here (click here).

Good luck.

Thanks for using FixYa.

You will be able to tell the difference when you can remove the storage card and insert it in another device or card reader. Encrypted files will be displayed as .MENC files, with the following filename convention:
[filename].[extension].[GUID].menc
The [GUID] is the encryption key that determines whether the file can be decrypted on the device where the storage card is inserted. The .menc extension is the indicator that tells whether a file is encrypted. The purpose of the extension is to indicate that you can't open those files. A Lock icon is also associated with the encrypted files.
When you insert the storage card back to your device where the files were encrypted, the [GUID] will match with the decryption key on your device and the [GUID].menc extension will not be displayed. Encrypted files will appear just like normal files and they can be opened.

Cannot open menc file in my pc

The .menc extension is the indicator that tells whether a file is encrypted. The purpose of the extension is to indicate that you can't open those files. A Lock icon is also associated with the encrypted files.
When you insert the storage card back to your device where the files were encrypted, the [GUID] will match with the decryption key on your device and the [GUID].menc extension will not be displayed. Encrypted files will appear just like normal files and they can be opened.

Decrypting files:
To decrypt files that are encrypted, the current solution is to transfer them from the storage card to a computer via ActiveSync or Windows Mobile Device Center, and then copy them back to the storage card after the Storage Card Encryption has been disabled on the device.

1. To disable Storage Card Encryption:
2. Go to Start>Settings>System Tab>Encryption.
3. Uncheck the box that says “Encrypt files placed on the storage card.”
4. Tap OK.

i downloaded the photos from my HTC mobile to my PC, but they could not be read because they are in MENC format, so i want to convert them to JPG in my PC. how can i do this