Old Seagate ext hdd on new Win 7 64-bit computer, no folder permission

YOU want to get access to ALL files? Or EVERYONE must be able to access ALL files?

Or do you only want to have read access to copy the files?

geercom said:

I alone need access to copy all the files to my new computer so I can later open, read, write to those files. I cannot open the folders as of right now.

What is drive letter of the disk?

In Elevated Command Prompt

Code:

icacls G:\

replace G with actual drive letter. Post output

In elevated command prompt:

Code:

become owner of everything under G:\
takeown  /f  G:\  /r  /d  Y
reset the permissions. includes subfolders
icacls  G:\*  /reset  /t  /c  /l  /q
set permission to inherite. includes subfolders
icacls  G:\*  /inheritance:e  /t  /c  /l  /q

Of course replace G: with actual drive letter. Post results

geercom said:

It looks like this is working. With the first string, I am seeing a quick run through everything with Success at the beginning of each line. I will run the next string and then the next one and post the results.

And I will have this information.

Thank you very much.

David

most likely some folders fail! "system volume information" for example. That's a folder for system restore. Ignore that folder