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  1. Posts : 44
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       #1

    permissions


    how to take ownership and allow me full acess to the files on my hard drive

    ask if you need too
    ill be online for 3 hours
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  2. Posts : 5,642
    Windows 10 Pro (x64)
       #2

    You already have access to your files....what are you trying to do exactly?
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  3. Posts : 7
    Windows 7 Pro x64
       #3

    (Ignoring the irony of your name)

    Right click on the root of the drive, Properties, Security, Advanced, Owner, Edit

    Check "Replace owner on subcontainers and object"s then set the owner to you - beware, this will usually take a while to apply.
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  4. Posts : 44
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #4

    i tried the right click take ownership i get access denied
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  5. Posts : 5,642
    Windows 10 Pro (x64)
       #5

    What is it you are trying to get access to?
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  6. Posts : 44
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #6

    why am i gettting denied access while applying the ownership
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  7. Posts : 7
    Windows 7 Pro x64
       #7

    You must be an administrator to do so, if you are not then contact your administrator and ask them for access.
    Is there a specific reason you need ownership? All files you care about should be accessible (unless you have done an upgrade, when some may have not had the permissions transferred correctly)
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  8. Posts : 44
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #8

    I am the admin the only account on the comp
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  9. Posts : 44
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #9

    i want full access to all my files
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  10. Posts : 7
    Windows 7 Pro x64
       #10

    You should already have full access to your files, any ones that you can't access there is a good reason for it (the only folder I can remember that you can't is System Volume Information, just because it's a little touchy to outside modification.)

    The permissions on the windows disk and folder are there for a reason, to stop things getting broken.
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