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My Pictures and Permissions Issue
I've just done a total re-install, as in, reformat then re-install.
On my 2nd HDD I keep Phils Docs, Phils Toons, Phils Vids and Phils Pics. After the reinstall I changed the default locations as usual to point to the above paths/folders.
When searching through the Phils Pics folder all I could see was the default system icon so I checked to make sure I had "Show thumbnails instead of icons" under Properties/Performance Options ticked (I had) and that "always show icons, never thumbnails" under Folder Options/View was unticked (it was).
As soon as I took ownership of a couple of the files, I could see the thumbnail instead of the icon so I tried to open them in Photoshop only to be told by PS they couldn't be opened, they may be "read only" (they weren't).
I went back to the folder and tried to re-name one or two of them only to be told I needed permission off the Owner/Administrator/Phil Eus to modify the files.
Well it's the same old story, I AM PHIL EUS (not Claudius!!) and I AM an Administrator.
QUOTE:-
"" Tip
After you have taking ownership of the item, you may still need to Allow your user account Full Control of the item before you will have full permission to access it to be able to modify or delete it. Take Ownership of file - Vista Forums ""
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The folders name has always been Phils Pics, the HDD has always been P:\ so the "path" has always been the same. Phils Docs, Phils Toons & Phils Vids (mainly GIF's) were not affected but everything in Phils Pics:- AI, PS, PSD, PDF, EPS, BMP, PNG and GIF(!!) formats, was. I solved the issue by taking ownership of the folder and granting myself full permissions but I'd really like to know why this happened.
This has never happened on previous installs (and hope it doesn't again, wasted a couple of hours), whether a totally new set-up or a repair/upgrade. Confused?? I AM!!