I'm using XP Home. All my HDs are formatted NTFS. There's no 'Security' tab on any file's 'Properties' sheet.
Posted by: Al at November 10, 2007 9:35 AM
Since I've been using XP I've never had so many 'locked' files in my life. I save a lot of web pages such as yours on my hard drive.
I double click on them to open them in Opera. That file will be locked and I can't delete or move it. On the other hand, if I open Opera first and drag and drop the file into it, it wont be locked.
I also have occasions where I had to delete files and sometimes sub-folders within a folder before I could delete the main folder.
I came across a simple utility that might help, called 'Unlocker', from:
ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/#description
www.geocities.com/terryhollett2003/
Posted by: Terry Hollett at November 12, 2007 4:45 AM
how to remove the Read-only or the System attributes of folders from the folders... tried but again it has become read only file.
Posted by: Preeth at January 24, 2008 11:50 PM
how to remove the Read-only or the System attributes of folders from the folders... tried but again it has become read only file.
Posted by: Preeth at January 25, 2008 1:36 AM
If you start up in safe mode, you will get another user logon called administrator. Log in there and when you go to the security part of the file with a right click, the settings are accessable to change.
Posted by: Greg at December 9, 2008 5:29 PM
I am attempting to copy a folder from a CD to a harddrive. Being a CD I am unable to change the files attributes. Keep getting the Access Denied message. Is there a way around this?
You should be able to change the attributes on the files once they've been copied to your hard disk.
- Leo 21-Apr-2009
Posted by: George Rex at April 20, 2009 11:50 PM
Why I can't use a file?It's a video that I downloaded but I can't use it to windows movie maker.It said that this file can't be imported?
What should I do...?
Posted by: Boblyn at June 28, 2009 3:31 AM
I am trying to copy a file from a Windows 2003 Server (behind a firewall) to another Windows 2003 Server (other side of the firewall) using pass-through authentication (local user accounts on both servers). If the local account on the target server is in the local administrators group the copy works fine, but without administrator priveleges I get "Access is Denied". Any idea what type of privelege is required to copy files? Obviously I can't get away with having the locl account in the local administrators group.
Posted by: Brett at October 6, 2009 12:34 PM
i accidentally moved one of my folders to one of the folders inside drive d, as in i accidentally darg and drop one of my folder in side another folder when i try to open it it says access denied. i tried system restore and thought that i can set it back to its original settings. the folder went to its original posotion but still access denied,,,,, please help
Posted by: ariel polintang at October 31, 2009 7:55 PM
Please send the solution for read only file as i changed the attributes but still same problem neither can copy paste nor can open that file.
Regards
Rahul
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I'm using XP Home. All my HDs are formatted NTFS. There's no 'Security' tab on any file's 'Properties' sheet.
Posted by: Al at November 10, 2007 9:35 AMSince I've been using XP I've never had so many 'locked' files in my life. I save a lot of web pages such as yours on my hard drive.
I double click on them to open them in Opera. That file will be locked and I can't delete or move it. On the other hand, if I open Opera first and drag and drop the file into it, it wont be locked.
I also have occasions where I had to delete files and sometimes sub-folders within a folder before I could delete the main folder.
I came across a simple utility that might help, called 'Unlocker', from:
ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/#description
www.geocities.com/terryhollett2003/
Posted by: Terry Hollett at November 12, 2007 4:45 AMhow to remove the Read-only or the System attributes of folders from the folders... tried but again it has become read only file.
Posted by: Preeth at January 24, 2008 11:50 PMhow to remove the Read-only or the System attributes of folders from the folders... tried but again it has become read only file.
Posted by: Preeth at January 25, 2008 1:36 AMIf you start up in safe mode, you will get another user logon called administrator. Log in there and when you go to the security part of the file with a right click, the settings are accessable to change.
Posted by: Greg at December 9, 2008 5:29 PMI am attempting to copy a folder from a CD to a harddrive. Being a CD I am unable to change the files attributes. Keep getting the Access Denied message. Is there a way around this?
21-Apr-2009
Why I can't use a file?It's a video that I downloaded but I can't use it to windows movie maker.It said that this file can't be imported?
Posted by: Boblyn at June 28, 2009 3:31 AMWhat should I do...?
I am trying to copy a file from a Windows 2003 Server (behind a firewall) to another Windows 2003 Server (other side of the firewall) using pass-through authentication (local user accounts on both servers). If the local account on the target server is in the local administrators group the copy works fine, but without administrator priveleges I get "Access is Denied". Any idea what type of privelege is required to copy files? Obviously I can't get away with having the locl account in the local administrators group.
Posted by: Brett at October 6, 2009 12:34 PMi accidentally moved one of my folders to one of the folders inside drive d, as in i accidentally darg and drop one of my folder in side another folder when i try to open it it says access denied. i tried system restore and thought that i can set it back to its original settings. the folder went to its original posotion but still access denied,,,,, please help
Posted by: ariel polintang at October 31, 2009 7:55 PMPlease send the solution for read only file as i changed the attributes but still same problem neither can copy paste nor can open that file.
Posted by: rahul at November 6, 2009 3:31 AMRegards
Rahul
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