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09 Nov 2009 | #1 |
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Messed up with Permissions on my external drive. Help!!
Hello,
I was trying out the admin permissions for my external drive and I messed up. It took all of my privileges away and I wasn't able to access it at all. I was able to get some of it back, but I am still having problems getting full control of the drive. I am seeing a pad lock on the first tier of folders. How do I remove that padlock showing? Thank you |
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09 Nov 2009 | #2 |
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First, don't panic.
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If that doesn't work, take ownership first:
This is from memory...but it should work. If not, let us know...and we'll work it out. cheers, Steve |
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15 Nov 2009 | #3 |
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First, don't panic.
![]() Second, do the following:
If that doesn't work, take ownership first:
cheers, Steve I want to thank you for you help. Sorry for the late reply. I didn't have the patience or the time to try it. So, I just copied and pasted all my files off the drive and stored it else where. I then deleted the partition and then repartitioned it along with reinstalling my operating system. So, everything is fine now. I will keep your advice for next time. Do you know, how I can get some easy to understand tutorials on how to set permissions? I would still like to know how to do it, so I can protect my external drive etc.. Thank you again. Jeff |
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