Lost access to My Documents folder

[jhondoecn]

Last night i reinstalled my Windows XP, i have 2 partitions on my disk , my documents folder is on my drive D, This folder is set to be private.Now when i tried to access this folder (even as administrator) i get a access denied message. So if anybody knows how to solve this problem please help me!.😡

 

[Lonman]

Try backing up the affected folder and then restoring it to an alternate location w/o the security features.

 

[jhondoecn]

thanx

Thank you man, you saved my life

 

[Lonman]

If worked ok... cool. You're very welcome. 😉

 

[jhondoecn]

Yes it worked, but by any chance do you know how to delete the old My Documents and thanks again

 

[Lonman]

That one I'm not sure about. You can try this. Open Windows explorer> tools> folder options> 'view' tab> scroll all the way to the bottom and untick 'use simple file sharing.' After that, right click on the folder> properties> 'security' tab> 'advanced' button> 'owner' tab. Try changing 'ownership' and see what you see. Other then that i'm not sure what to suggest.

 

[jhondoecn]

Well, this was the real thing, you know, now i have full access to my documents and i have no need to delete it. thank you.

 

[Lonman]

lol, cool!

 

[klutzo]

Well,

this hint saved my bacon as well...

Great tip!