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I can't access some files from an old hard drive. My current computer says I don't have permssion?
The drive was removed from an old laptop when its mother board died (win 97-98?) and put in a small case so it could be used as an external drive. When I access it from my current (win 7) laptop it tells me I don't have permission to access some (not all) of the .JPG files on the old drive. I believe it expects me to be the "administrator" before it wall allow me to access the old files.
I'm the only person that uses the new computer, I've never set up a second user (or administrator). How do I open these old files?
I've tried both suggestions. When I rt. click the folder there is no option for "grant access". When I attempt to rt. click each file and select security it tells me I don't have authorization to do this. I believe both attempts have failed because I'm not the "administrator" of my own laptop. I guess my new sub-question is: How do I assign myself as administrator?
3 Answers
- MarvinLv 79 years ago
Right-click the folder.
Select Properties
Click the Securities tab
In the "Group or usernames" section click Edit
Click Add
Create a user called Everyone and give them full control.
Click OK etc to close all boxes.
Done
- AdrianLv 79 years ago
Marvin is correct. If you are the administrator on the current machine, you can assign "Everyone" permission for "Full control" over all folders on the old drive. That's all you have to do....
make sure you allow it to apply to subfolders as well...
(You may have to go into "advanced" security options)
- Anonymous9 years ago
It's really easy.
There are 2 ways, try this one, and if didn't work, I will tell you the other one.
Right click on the file or folder and choose Grant Admin Full CONTROL.
and voila :)
Source(s): Been there, done that
