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AFAIK, the encryption via NTFS will be stripped and the file returned to normal if you mount the drive via alternate OS like Linux or BSD.
Not under EFS. Once encrypted it is lost forever if the person trying to decrypt it is not using the SSID of the original encryptor or the SSID of the Administrator of the machine or domain on/in which the EFS was created.... At least that's how I understand it. You might be able to access the EFS and see the files but their contents are garbage without the keys.