How to fix my admin problem?

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  1. Kaktussoft
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    So you can read some files in a folder on external drive. Post permissions of file in same folder (a file that you can't read)

    Show us the owner. Show us all permissions
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  3. Kaktussoft
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    In elevate command prompt Elevated Command Prompt

    Code:
    icacls  d:\somefolder\subfolder\filename.extension
    This shows permissions of file d:\somefolder\subfolder\filename.extension
    Post the output

    Code beneath shows the owner
    Code:
     
dir/q  d:\somefolder\subfolder\filename.extension
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  4. stuckstuck
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    If somebody knows what this is that's preventing me from accessing my own files then please post ASAP. ty
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  6. Kaktussoft
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    Kaktussoft said:
    In elevate command prompt Elevated Command Prompt

    Code:
    icacls  d:\somefolder\subfolder\filename.extension
    This shows permissions of file d:\somefolder\subfolder\filename.extension
    Post the output

    Code beneath shows the owner
    Code:
     
dir/q  d:\somefolder\subfolder\filename.extension
    Post the output please. And also screenshot of error message.
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  7. stuckstuck
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    **UPDATE** I have noticed that the colour of the folders names that I CAN'T gain access are green, as for the ones I can access are just default black.
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  8. Kaktussoft
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    stuckstuck said:
    **UPDATE** I have noticed that the colour of the folders names that I CAN'T gain access are green, as for the ones I can access are just default black.
    Green means encrypted!!!

    So you can't read ANY file in that folder at all! I thought you could copy some files??!

    Why did you encrypt them? Encrypted files can only be read by the users that are allowed to decrypt them (they have the right decrypt certificate)

    How Do I: Get Started with the Encrypting File System in Windows 7?

    Also see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iusGf90hgno
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  10. stuckstuck
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    Kaktussoft said:
    stuckstuck said:
    **UPDATE** I have noticed that the colour of the folders names that I CAN'T gain access are green, as for the ones I can access are just default black.
    Green means encrypted!!!

    So you can't read ANY file in that folder at all! I thought you could copy some files??!

    Why did you encrypt them? Encrypted files can only be read by the users that are allowed to decrypt them (they have the right decrypt certificate)

    How Do I: Get Started with the Encrypting File System in Windows 7?

    Also see Encrypting File System (EFS) no Windows 7 - YouTube
    Yes I've JUST noticed this just before checking this post and that's it. I have absolutely NO IDEA why some of the files I have in my external HD are encrypted in the first place!! Everything that is on my backup HD has been transferred there the exact same way as one another (click and drag) so there should be absolutely NO reason as to why any of my files should be encrypted from the beginning!
    This just doesn't make any sense..

    I'm just typing into the command prompt now and I'm getting 'invalid parameter', I'm obviously doing this wrong. Help?
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  11. stuckstuck
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    Kaktussoft said:
    stuckstuck said:
    **UPDATE** I have noticed that the colour of the folders names that I CAN'T gain access are green, as for the ones I can access are just default black.
    Green means encrypted!!!

    So you can't read ANY file in that folder at all! I thought you could copy some files??!

    Why did you encrypt them? Encrypted files can only be read by the users that are allowed to decrypt them (they have the right decrypt certificate)

    How Do I: Get Started with the Encrypting File System in Windows 7?

    Also see Encrypting File System (EFS) no Windows 7 - YouTube

    I am seriously dreading the next few answers, but is there any solution to this? I mean NOW I found out that some of my files are for some reason encrypted, and this is AFTER I reformatted my HD, is there such thing as decrypting?
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  12. Kaktussoft
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    Most likely some folders were already encrypted on external disk. When you drag files in those folders....files will be encrypted. They can only be decrypted if you have the right certificate!!

    You have backup of certificate? You have backup of old win7 system?
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  13. Kaktussoft
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    Try this Diskinternals EFS Recovery
    Efs Data Recovery for Windows 7. Restore files from damaged efs partitions
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