Cant Use an improtant folder!!!!!

ok i reformated my C: drive and i saved a folder on my D: and i cant access the the pics and music and all my important stuff. I am the admin of my computer and it says i may not have the appropriate permissions to access them. (pics Bellow) the folder is about 6 gigs and everything inside is showing the same error when i double click it.and it shows the second error when i try to copy the file to somewhere else :( PLZZZ HELP!!!. has anyone else have had this problem. this folder is very important to me and i need major help!!!!

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http://home.comcast.net/~gangstadrew/error1.jpg
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Hmmmm. Not exactly sure. I have Formated my C Drive many times and can still access my D Drive. . . which is also where I keep 90% of my important files and whatnot. Anyone else know?

What was your previous OS? was it WinNT... . and was the drive C: or D: NTFS ? i had this problem in WinNT, it gave me the same error. i had to take ownership of the files and folders before it would let me access the previously stored files and folders

my OS is windows xp porfesssional and both drives are NTFS. Did u ever fix the problem?

yes NTFS thats the problem
take ownership of the files

• Right click the file
• Select the security Tab
• Select Advanced
• Select Owner
• Find the User or group you wish to give ownership to and select
• Click apply

don't forget to log in as Administrator or with Admin rights because only Administrator can take ownership of any file

hope this helps

--Good Luck--

how do u hit the security tab?

what ?? do you mean click on the security tab if one messare appears click ok

ok i see sharing and security is that it?

I will explain the procedure again

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To take ownership of a folder:
1. Right-click the folder you want to take ownership of, and then click Properties.
2. Click the Security tab, and then click OK on the Security message (if one appears).
3. Click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab.
4. In the Name list, click your user name, Administrator if you are logged in as Administrator, or click the Administrators group. If you want to take ownership of the contents of that folder, click to select the Replace owner on subcontainers and objects check box.
5. Click OK. The following message appears, where folder name is the name of the folder that you want to take ownership of:
You do not have permission to read the contents of directory folder name. Do you want to replace the directory permissions with permissions granting you Full Control?

All permissions will be replaced if you press Yes.

Click Yes.
6. Click OK, and then reapply the permissions and security settings that you want for the folder and its contents.

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http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421

lol there is no security tab. Do u have msn?

all i see is general, sharing, customize

i am not that familiar with Xp though i have WinNT and 2000 box es right now. i just checked the Windows Xp professional documentation it says there should be a security tab

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To take ownership of a file or folder

1.Open Windows Explorer, and then locate the file or folder you want to take ownership of.

2.Right-click the file or folder, click Properties, and then click the Security tab.

3.Click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab.

4.In the Change owner to box, click the new owner

5.(Optional) To change the owner of all subcontainers and objects within the tree, select the Replace owner on subcontainers and objects check box.

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http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...ownership.mspx

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Are you sure D drive is NTFS
check this out

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To display the Security tab

1.Open Folder Options in Control Panel.


2. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.


3.Click Appearance and Themes, and then click Folder Options.


4.On the View tab, under Advanced settings, clear Use simple file sharing [Recommended].

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ok kewl now i see it but hmm theres a user with a name like 3758-24482304jklj-3489724
<not the exact name but its like that. i cant remove him :( and when i click apply it keeps giving me this stupid access denied...

in the security tab is there a Button Saying "Take Ownership" because if i remember there used to be a button on the right botton side of the tab

how do i inherit it? and there was one box that i couldnt check its called Special Permissions

i havta go to school ill be with you on that question when i get back :p

Ok i will go and check it on a friends Computer who has windows XP professional and get back to you.

aight thanks :)

If you never get the permissions to clear... there are other things you can do.

Do you have a CD burner? If so download and boot to knoppix www.knoppix.org and burn the files to a CD, or if you have another computer then back them up to a remote drive with enough space. knoppix will bypass all ntfs permissions. you can use smb to mount the remote drive, or even linneighborhood (easier GUI)

Then format that drive and recreate it with the appropriate permissions.

But swordfish is right. Take ownership of the folder and add yourself our add the administrators group. Since you are admin you should be able to add yourself to that directory. Then you will be able to remove that other name. Since you're not currently on the permissions list for it, it won't let you remove it. Kind of stupid the way they make you do it...

anybody have a Xp Professional Box With NTFS partation out there can plese help me out here actually i don't have much experience in XP i have always worked in WinNT and Windows 2000 Advanced Server. in WinNT there is a button in the Security Tab "Take Ownership" and it does it all , if you are Admin it will take the ownership of the file or folder. i am not sure whats the interface like in Xp to be truthful never worked on XP.

phishphreek80 gave a very good idea do you have a dual boot boot like windows 98 installed if yes what you can do is instal.l NTFS for Windows 98 and acess the files from there.

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sorry just remembered you said both drives were NTFS that meand no windows 98. if you can try his idea . but you should be able to take ownership of the folder. i did it quite easily in WinNT, XP gurus out there.... help needed.....

Yes, XP has an owner which can be reassigned. Its in the location you described.

properties, security, advanced, owner tab. highlight respective owner and click apply.

You should be able to give yourself rights to that folder because you are already local admin.

He couldn't remove the other account because he didn't have rights to it. He has to add himself first, then remove the other. Not remove then add. *I think*.