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Andrew just wants to open his files on Windows 10 (programming.dev)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/programmerhumor@lemmy.ml
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https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/windows-10-why-dont-i-have-permission-to-open-my/6f33e814-3cc6-4ce6-993c-dffcf1bb5b75

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[–] 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

In which case you could also go right-click -> properties -> security -> advanced -> click change where it lists the owner.

It's not as quick but hey, mouse-driven UI exists.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    I think I had this guy's exact issue and maybe even stumbled upon his comment in that Microsoft support forum thread. It looks very familiar, but I could have just seen the meme before.

    My problem was that I needed to do this for 100+ files, so using the UI individually for each file was out of the question. The eventual solution I found was in this tutorial for adding a context menu entry that changes folder/file ownership recursively. It's been very useful!

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