Documents and Settings Folder

[AgaBoogaBoo]

When I access this folder from another computer by placing the hard drive as slave in another computer, is there any reason I shouldn't have access to folders within Documents and Settings? Possibly a bad sector?

 

[Kilrsat]

Because the ntfs permissions on the user folders grant the administrators group (of that install) access and the particular user that the folder belongs to access. So in another computer, you aren't using the correct account to gain access. You can get around this by taking ownership of the folders (you may still need to grant yourself permission, but since you're the owner you can now do this).

 

[tb69396]

I am currently having this problem and can't get around it by changing permissions. I have no access to the documents and settings directory on my old hard drive. The motherboard went out and I have built a new computer, but have no access to that directory. My old drive is slaved on my new computer.

Someone please help as I have numerous files that I need off of it.

 

[Zugzwang152]

Originally posted by: tb69396
I am currently having this problem and can't get around it by changing permissions. I have no access to the documents and settings directory on my old hard drive. The motherboard went out and I have built a new computer, but have no access to that directory. My old drive is slaved on my new computer.

Someone please help as I have numerous files that I need off of it.

you didn't encrypt the files did you?

 

[tb69396]

No, I don't have any reason for that. I have a hard drive from a friends computer that gives me the exact same problem.

Access denied. Folder properties says 0 files, 0 folders, 0 bytes

 

[Kilrsat]

That's what it will look like when you don't have permission to view the folder. It is simply a matter of taking ownership of the folder (so you can modify permissions), and then giving yourself permission to the folder contents.

 

[tb69396]

ok I am as big of an idiot as I thought. I was thinking permissions not ownership. Thank you both, as I was too syupid to use my reading comprehension skills.

I will try it tonight and I am sure it will work.

Thanks again