File Access Denied on Windows XP and how to take ownership
Problem with file ownership in Windows! Here is how to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP.
In the recent hard disc crash, I had a back-up for most of my files. Some of the files on a back-up drive was somehow avoiding me with an “Access Denied” even though I was logged in as the Administrator (or Administrative Rights). While asking around for help, a member from the Team Macromedia suggested me to google for the same. I finally got the solution on How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP.
Here are the steps in quickie mode
You do not have permission to read the contents of directory folderName. Do you want to replace the directory permissions with permissions granting you Full Control?
All permissions will be replaced if you press Yes. Click OK, and then reapply the permissions and security settings that you want for the folder and its contents.
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Brajeshwar posted this article on Sat, Sep 24th, 2005 at 5:34 am
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Thanks a lot for this info! Exactly what I was looking for…!
Many thanks! This one certainly saved my day.
Bummer, that doesnt work. The files are from another computer I discarded and are encrypted. No way to get access even though I am the one that encrypted them in the first place.
Perfect, this solved my problem, can’t thanks you enough!
Thanks very much! It had been so long since I’d seen the Security tab in WinXP Home that I forgot how to get to it.
Well and what to do if there is no Security tab in the preferences dialog of a particular folder? Logged in as Admin, all attempt to touch the folder results “Access denied”
Wow this worked Great, i backed up a Computer and it told me that the files were private. well this did the trick
Man! Thanks SOOOO much for this! It helped to get back files from a directory I “shared” on the network that never shared properly. After disabling sharing, I had no access to the directory or any of the “non-existent files” inside. (Properties kept saying the directory was 0 bytes when there are many databases inside totalling 500MB+ each!
So thanks! This sorted out my problem!
Does this methord work if your recovering files from another machine that has died?
This method only works if the files were not encrypted. If they are encrypted you are out of luck.
There is a simpler way that does not require in XP Home to go to Safe Mode. See my review about FaJo XP File Security Extension. I spent three hours to realize my problem was related to ownership and not to process lock. In 5 minutes I solved it by this German too.
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