Can't access (or take ownership) of a folder I made
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Long story short, I made a folder for all my raw pictures, and now my computer won't let me access the folder. I try to get into it, and a message window pops up as follows:
[I]"[Window Title]
Raw canon photos
[Main Instruction]
You don't currently have permission to access this folder.
[Content]
Click Continue to permanently get access to this folder.
[Continue] [Cancel][/I]
I then click continue, and another message window pops up:
[I][Window Title]
Raw canon photos
[Main Instruction]
You have been denied permission to access this folder.
[Content]
To gain access to this folder you will need to use the security tab.
[Close][/I]
I have tried changing the ownership to myself, and I have tried copying the folder to a different drive. No luck either way. I am completely locked out of this folder and its contents, [B]which are quite important to me.[/B]
I've even tried going into safe mode to try and change the ownership, no luck.
I am completely stumped, and desperate for a solution. Any ideas?
Ownership as in properties -> security -> advanced, and changing the owner there?
Tried that already, no luck.
[editline]29th June 2014[/editline]
[I]---------------------------
Windows Security
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Unable to set new owner on Raw canon photos.
Access is denied.
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OK
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[/I]
Are you on an administrator account?
Yup. My account is the only account on the computer
What operating system are you on?
[editline]30th June 2014[/editline]
Also try turning off any sort of file sharing in the OS. That has been known to cause some odd issues with permissions. And try manually changing read/write permissions for your user account for the folder.
I'm on Win 7 Premium. What exactly do you mean by manually changing read/write permissions? Are you talking about the check box in the properties of the folder I'm trying to access?
Fixed it, I used Iobit Unlocker to unlock and copy it to a different drive. Still can't access the original folder, but I can access the new one.
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