With the advent of Windows 7, and in some cases with other operating systems, the security of the system and file access has improved significantly. Such security measures are useful, but on the other hand, many users face a huge problem after reinstalling the OS. Its essence lies in the fact that, even working under an administrator account, they cannot access some folders and files inside their computer. This can be due to a variety of reasons. And one of them is that the folders have a different owner.
Necessary
Administrator account
Instructions
Step 1
To initially set up sharing or protecting files and folders, log into an account with administrator rights. Ideally, this should be the very first account created after installing the OS.
Step 2
Find the folder you would like to access. Right-click on it and select "properties". Go to the "security" tab and click the "edit" button. Check all the necessary items in the "allow" column. If you need full access, select the "all" item.
Step 3
If it happens that you cannot access the partition or disk at all, then your algorithm will change slightly. Select the required local disk or partition and open its properties. Go to the "Security" tab and click the "Advanced" button. Go to the "owner" tab and select "edit" in it. You will see the lines "current owner" and "change owner to". In the second line, select the account you need, for example, the one under which you are currently working and click "apply". Do not forget to check the box “replace owner of subcontainers and objects”. It will take some time to re-index directories and files, and this partition or disk will be completely at your disposal.
