Need urgent help! "Denied permission to access folders"

[sommarblond]

Hello SevenForums users!

Yesterday I reformatted my PC, everything went just fine. However, when I'm now trying to access a folder in my (D hard drive I get "you have been denied permission to access this folder" :shock: I do know how to fix the problem folder and files each, but how can I fix this error for my hole (D hard drive? Is there a more simple way to fix this without going through all my files? :huh: There's also "unknown" users with numbers that have access to the files, like it would be my old user before reformat. How can I remove them the most simple way?

I also want to know why did this happen? I have reformatted before and didn't encounter this problem, and I can't think of anything that would make this happen.

How can I prevent this from happening again? I reformatted my PC after fixing some of the access to see if it would happen again, and it did.

I also noticed that on some folders there are a lock on the icon, as well as that most of the folders are write protected and I cant remove it!?

I appreciate all help I can get!

Thanks.

 

[Tews]

Take ownership of the folder/file/drive you are trying to access...

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1911-take-ownership-shortcut.html?ltr=T

 

[sommarblond]

It did not work, I still get the "you have been denied permission to access this folder"

Edit: I do know how to do it manually to gain access, but as I wrote I would like to know how to make it on the whole hard drive without going through all the files as well as some other things.
I edited my main post with more information.

Thanks for help.

 

[sommarblond]

Surely there has to be someone that can answer my questions?

 

[Stevy22]

Right click on the folder, go to properties and then under compatibility, Check Run as admin and double check

 

[sommarblond]

There's no "Compatibility" tab on my folders.

Thanks for answer!

 

[sommarblond]

Is there anything I can do? :huh:

 

[brady]

how is your D:\ setup? What are the security settings on the drive and the subfolders of d:? Do you have deny set for anyone? did you remove the 'everyone' group?

 

[dave1812]

Is there anything I can do? :huh:

there are some free utilities that will fix you right up. do some googling. I'm not sure if "unlocker" will do the trick, but there are some utilities that should help. try this: Take Ownership of File/Folder in Windows 7 & Vista

 

[sommarblond]

how is your D:\ setup? What are the security settings on the drive and the subfolders of d:? Do you have deny set for anyone? did you remove the 'everyone' group?

My drive setup and security is normal I suppose, I haven't done anything that would change its normal state. I did however, noticed that for example my video folder is accessible to my current user and what I have understand my old user (It's a user named S-1-5-21-242736487 etc with a (?) on its icon. How can I make it accessible to "everyone"? Thanks a lot for your answer!

Is there anything I can do? :huh:

there are some free utilities that will fix you right up. do some googling. I'm not sure if "unlocker" will do the trick, but there are some utilities that should help. try this: Take Ownership of File/Folder in Windows 7 & Vista

I have been googling all day, but haven't found anything that would give an answer to my questions. I do know how to take ownership of the file but that's not what I'm asking for. However, thanks for your help.

 

[brady]

how is your D:\ setup? What are the security settings on the drive and the subfolders of d:? Do you have deny set for anyone? did you remove the 'everyone' group?

My drive setup and security is normal I suppose, I haven't done anything that would change its normal state. I did however, noticed that for example my video folder is accessible to my current user and what I have understand my old user (It's a user named S-1-5-21-242736487 etc with a (?) on its icon. How can I make it accessible to "everyone"? Thanks a lot for your answer!

The "S-1* blah blah blah" is the SID to your old "user account" which is the reason you're getting the error. The "everyone" group can be added by clicking the "Add" button then typing in everyone then hitting "check names"... it should underline. If and when it underlines, check the box that says "full control".

 

[sommarblond]

how is your D:\ setup? What are the security settings on the drive and the subfolders of d:? Do you have deny set for anyone? did you remove the 'everyone' group?

My drive setup and security is normal I suppose, I haven't done anything that would change its normal state. I did however, noticed that for example my video folder is accessible to my current user and what I have understand my old user (It's a user named S-1-5-21-242736487 etc with a (?) on its icon. How can I make it accessible to "everyone"? Thanks a lot for your answer!

The "S-1* blah blah blah" is the SID to your old "user account" which is the reason you're getting the error. The "everyone" group can be added by clicking the "Add" button then typing in everyone then hitting "check names"... it should underline. If and when it underlines, check the box that says "full control".

Thank you. I choosed "everyone" and pressed ok but got access denied on some of the files. :huh: Is there a reason why my old user is still there? And how can I remove it completely? I'm sorry im so persisted but this problem is frustrating. I have never experienced this before.

Thanks again for your help!

 

[brady]

Ok when you chose the everyone group and added "full control" were you able to access "some" of the files but not all? You'll want to check the "advanced" options under the security tab to view the "owner" of the file or folder. "security / advanced / owner" If you see the "S1* blah blah blah" you can try to highlight a different users (preferably the user you're using now" check "replace owner on subcontainers and objects.

 

[sommarblond]

That did the trick, I had to do this manually on this specific folder but eventually unlocked it and could delete my old user from the list! Choosing "everyone" on the rest of the folders unlocked it as well without problems. The lock got removed from the icons as well. Now, is this old user gone? Or do I have to manually add "everyone" to every specific folder and delete the user? Or it got removed when I added "everyone" to the main folders? Sorry for all this questions. But your help is much appreciated!

 

[brady]

in a "workgroup" environment the "everyone" group with full control is the easiest way to do things... That everyone group will allow you to copy paste those folders/files where ever you want with no more issues. I would keep it manual and add the everyone group to ALL files and folders to keep it standard. If you're able to remove the old SID that still shows under the security tab, then go for it. but it honestly won't hurt anything by keeping it there. I hope I was able to answer your question... If not, just ask again

 

[sommarblond]

in a "workgroup" environment the "everyone" group with full control is the easiest way to do things... That everyone group will allow you to copy paste those folders/files where ever you want with no more issues. I would keep it manual and add the everyone group to ALL files and folders to keep it standard. If you're able to remove the old SID that still shows under the security tab, then go for it. but it honestly won't hurt anything by keeping it there. I hope I was able to answer your question... If not, just ask again

Yeah that's all the information I need I think. It seem to have fix my problem and I can now access all my files. I deleted the old user in case this would happen next time I would reformat. I still don't know how and why this happened thou. :huh:
Anyhow, thank you very much for your help, I really appreciate it.

 

[brady]

It happened due to an actual user being added to the "security" ACL. That user no longer exists thus the SID can no longer be associated. This will simply be fixed with the "everyone" group. the "Everyone" SID is basically blank and can be accessed by, "everyone".

this issue is only a problem in "workgroup" settings where everything is locally managed. So for future reference... Anything you put on a D: drive or NAS device should ONLY include the "everyone" group due to SID changes that are made with re-installs.

 

[sommarblond]

Understood! Thanks again man

 

[brady]

no problem

 

[dave1812]

glad u got it solved. drove me nuts for a while when I had problems after running a beta version of Norton. It crashed windows and when I rebooted after that, permissions were decimated.