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unblock USER folder from other crashed PC

EcuaTecPro
By EcuaTecPro
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Hi everyone

Recently my old computer's mainboard died, but I want to access my files now on another computer. When i put the drive in a new computer it lets me access everything except my user folder on the Previous C partition of the older computer. I've tried giving full control to my current account on the new computer but it failed to do so. I'm desperate for a couple of files i'll definitly need!

 

 

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Did you go under "Advanced" when under Security?

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1 minute ago, nick name said:

Did you go under "Advanced" when under Security?

Yes I did. The admin account of the current computer shows up saying it has full control but I can't get in.

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1 minute ago, EcuaTecPro said:

Yes I did. The admin account of the current computer shows up saying it has full control but I can't get in.

I am not entirely sure what you will have to change to get access to that folder so I would encourage you to keep adjusting until you get in. So try using the "Auditing" and "Effective Access" and adding your current User. 

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Change the owner to 'everyone', make sure that you choose the option to apply this to subfolders/files.

 

Re-open the permissions dialogue, remove all assigned permissions, add 'everyone' as full control, make sure its applied to subfolders and files, and click apply.

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Have you tried safe mode? If that doesn't work, bootable live linux.

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2 hours ago, KarathKasun said:

Change the owner to 'everyone', make sure that you choose the option to apply this to subfolders/files.

 

Re-open the permissions dialogue, remove all assigned permissions, add 'everyone' as full control, make sure its applied to subfolders and files, and click apply.

This did it for me! Thanks a bunch!

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On 8/31/2018 at 4:18 PM, EcuaTecPro said:

This did it for me! Thanks a bunch!

These issues are almost always "Ownership" issues. Glad you got access.

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