Re: Cannot Access My Files



On Sat, 27 Jan 2007 01:39:01 +0100, Alias <Alias@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hello All,

I moved a hard drive from a broken computer to my Dell system, now I can't
access my files on that drive. All the folders on that drive are now colored
green and I get "Access Is Denied" whenever I click on the folders. This is
really pissing me off because the files are mine and I can't use them now.
What's up with the green colored folders now. I'm really starting to hate
Windows!

I think this might have something to do with NTFS file permissions, but I
normally format drives using FAT32 so I can avoid the NTFS crap. How do I
get my stuff back?



Green coloured folders usually mean that the files are encrypted. Try taking ownership of the files (properties>security>advanced>ownership>replace owner)... it generally works, but i never tried it with encrypted files.

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- Stefan Z Camilleri
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