
This is all good info if the user is not already listed, or not already listed as having control of the problematic folder/file. Now you can access files of folder in windows 7 with full permissions and take full control Click Ok for changes to take effect and click ok final ok to exit from Properties window. Now under Permission section check the rights which you want to grant i.e check “Full Control” under the “Allow” column to assign full access rights control permissions to Administrators group.Ħ. Select user/group from permission windows or click add to add other user or group.ĥ.

Click on Edit button in Properties windows Click ok to confirm UAC elevation request.Ĥ. Locate the file or folder on which you want to take ownership in windows explorerģ. Once you have taken the ownership of file or folder next part comes is Granting Permissions to that file/folder or object.ġ. Now click Ok to exist from Properties windows

Click ok when Windows Security Prompt is displayedġ1. (Check “Replace owner on subcontainers and objects” if you have files and folder within selected folder)ĩ. Now select User/group and click apply and ok. Click on Edit Button and select user from given Change Owner to list if user or group is not in given list then click on other users or groups. Now click on Owner tab in Advance Security Settings for User windowsĦ.
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Right click on file or folder and select “Properties” from Context Menuĥ. Locate the file or folder on which you want to take ownership in windows explorerĢ. How to Take Ownership in Windows and access locked files and folders 1. Click OK again to save changes and exit the Properties window. Click "OK" to save changes and wait for Windows 7 to transfer the ownership of all the objects on the partition. Select current user from the list and check the "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects" checkbox. Click the Advanced button and click the "Owner" tab. Select the user from the list and then check the "Allow" checkbox next to "Full Control". If not, please click Edit-> Add button, type the name of your current user in the "Enter the object names to select " box, then click "OK" to add this group. Click the "Security" tab and see if your current user is listed in the "Group or user names" list.

Right-click on the file/folder and choose Properties. Please navigate to the target file/folder. Please try to take ownership of files/folders to test the issue.ġ. Hi Stumbl5r, Does the computer has another OS? If answer is yes, the problem should be caused by the ownership of those files/folders belongs to the user account on the other OS.
