Win 7 folder location + security

[chipy]

hi, i tried to move my entire user directory (c:/Documents and Settings/me) to my second drive but i can't find a "location" tab in properties so I moved some of the individual folders like My Documents to my second drive.

the only problem is it seems other users on the same PC can look into My Documents now that the contents reside on another drive. is there a way to secure it in WIndows as if it was still under my profile?

thx!

 

[Lifted]

Tip w/ NTFS:

Copying files:

Will always inherit the destination drive/folder permissions

Moving files:

to same volume - keep the original permissions
to different volume - (same as copy) inherit destination drive/folder permissions

To fix your issue, go to the root folder of your profile on the new drive and

1) remove inheritable permissions
2) add your account and grant full permissions
3) remove all other groups & accounts (including administrators group) - leave system account alone
4) replace all child objects with this root folders permissions

In the future when moving folders between volumes and you want to keep the original ACL's, you can use robocopy with the /sec switch. robocopy /? for more info.

 

[chipy]

Lifted, thanks for the tip. I eventually came to the same conclusion but I ended up keeping admistrators and system with full control.

why do you want to get rid eof the administrators group? (in my case I am the only one who uses this PC... but with different accounts). thx!

 

[Lifted]

the only problem is it seems other users on the same PC can look into My Documents...

didn't realize you were trying to hide files from your alter ego.








removing the administrators group keeps anyone else in that group from being able to easily (i.e. people that don't know about Windows ACL's) browse your files.