Security-locks on all files!

Hedge · 20 Sep 2009

On my 2nd HDD all files symbols have security locks.

This happened after resetting the NTFS-warranties.

Now I can access all files, but the lock symbols bother me.

Tews · 20 Sep 2009

Take ownership of the entire drive ( may take a while ) and the lock symbols should disappear..

Dinesh · 20 Sep 2009

can you perhaps post a screenshot of some folders with locked symbols?

Hedge · 20 Sep 2009

I already took ownership of it but it didn't help.

Screenshot is attached.

zigzag3143 · 20 Sep 2009

reseting the NTFS warranties? could you elaborate a bit? Im being dense today

'thanks ken

Dinesh · 20 Sep 2009

Hedge said:

I already took ownership of it but it didn't help.

Screenshot is attached.

can you right click any of the locked file and go to properties, there you may find any unlock button.

Hedge · 20 Sep 2009

After taking ownership I set permissions for the whole drive and check to inherit that behaviour to all other folders.
That however was wrong.

I checked off the inherited permission, deleted it and added a new one (everyone, full access) to every folder in the root and now the security-locks are gone.

Thanks for your help though.

unknown00 · 20 Sep 2009

Hedge said:

After taking ownership I set permissions for the whole drive and check to inherit that behaviour to all other folders.
That however was wrong.

I checked off the inherited permission, deleted it and added a new one (everyone, full access) to every folder in the root and now the security-locks are gone.

Thanks for your help though.

i don't really understand your solution, can you be a little moer specific on how you fixed it? cause i have the same problem

harpua · 20 Sep 2009

An easy way that usually works to fix this problem is to use the tutorial below to take ownership. It allows you to easily add/remove "take ownership" items to the explorer right click context menu:

Take Ownership Shortcut