just installed a new ssd drive just for the OS, what to copy a few bits off my main HDD, as in my IE favorites folder, but when i click my name on users i get

permission.png
in the past ive clicked it and all; has been well, this time tho the location bar goes green step by step, but 20mins later still just green and nothing happening?


any ideas people?

 

In installing the SSD drive and fresh copy of the OS (which one by the way?) it believes that the folder belongs to someone else. You may have used the same username but they are all converted to numerics - and obviously what it's created this time does not match the old value.

Did you click on the "continue" as shown in your picture? And if so what happened?
Cheers, John

 

win 7

yep used the same username

when clicking continue the bar along the top grows green and fills up the top bar, but nothing else.

 

What users/groups are in the ACL?

Martin

 

acl?

whats that then? or wheres that?

 

ACL= Access Control List

I haven't played much with the lower versions of W7 (assuming yours is?) but in the case of XP Home Edition, you have 'Simple File Sharing', only with the 'Professional' version you have proper access control (and even that wasn't enabled in a workgroup environment)

If this trait follows in 7 you might not have it, either way if you go into the folder properties and click the 'security' tab, it should list the respective users, groups and there permissions...

Martin

 

will have a look in a bit when I get back home . cheers


think its win 7 ultimate edition tho?

 

This?

security.png

 

The problem is those "Unknown Accounts" which relate to your previous OS. Those numbers are what I was trying to describe in my earlier post.

Click on the "Phil-PC" account and then set "Allow" on all the items below.

Cheers, John

 

They are all 4 of them accounts when clicked on have everything set to allow?

 

Administrators have full control anyway, those accounts referenced by there 'SID' number won't make any difference.

OP, it's going to be an ownership issue, in the 'Security' tab you have an 'Advanced' option at the bottom, then the 'Owner' tab, you will probably find the current owner is referencing an unknown account, you therefore need to take ownership of the folder.

Martin

 

bugger.

so clicked something to allow permissions, that's been running for a few hours and said unable to do it,

now that harddrive dont show up in my computer? also doesnt show in the bios?

 

Oh and it's really slow to boot now?

 

well the drive has reappeared now?

Still unable to access it tho

 

From what you are now saying it sounds like it may be a hardware or configuration issue as the permissions look correct, rather it is stopping at the copying stage.

Martin

 

may help ..

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../cc753659.aspx

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...#1TC=windows-7

 

cheers Eagle that 1st link sorted it, took several hours of the PC running and giving each file permission, but have not got all my favorites, docs, music etc working


thanks

 

Lol that's what I said here ^^, glad it's sorted though!

Martin

 

yeah sort of, cheers, couldn't get it to work before, as was changing the main folder permission, needed to do every single file in the folder

 

When you take ownership of a folder, there is an option to apply this to 'subcontainers and objects' in addition, thus would have saved you a bit of time and work

Martin