Windows 7 Prof. decryption on an external hard drive (WD My Passport) DOES NOT WORK

I cannot decrypt files and subfolders of a top folder on a WD My Passport hard drive using the "advanced attributes" of folder "properties". (The "advanced attributes" of folder "properties" works
on the internal hard drive.)
I can decrypt a file individually on the WD My Passport hard drive using "advanced attributes" of folder "properties". However when I try to use "apply changes to this folder, subfolders and files" option, the
decryption DOES NOT WORK on files and subfolders. (The system does not generate any error message just runs through the items and leaves files and subfolders in an encrypted state.)
Is there another way to decrypt files and subfolders of a top folder?

I am having this same issue... it seems all my files have been encrypted and I am the original owner of them! Have you found a solution to this problem?

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