title: How to Export Private / Secret ASC Key to Decrypt GPG Files
body: <p>Background: My boss has tried exporting an ASC key to me with public and private parts but whenever I get the file the private part never loads up and it won't decrypt any files.</p>
  
  <p>We have tried Exporting the ASC Key using: </p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Windows Application Kleopatra 2.1 (included in gpg4win)</li>
  <li><p>Windows Application GNU Privacy Assistant (included in gpg4win) </p>
  
  <pre><code>        Error: "Decryption failed. Secret Key Not available." 
  </code></pre></li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>How do you properly export a secret or private asc key to decrypt gpg files? </p>