Why cannot I access or delete some folders in Windows 7?

This article will introduce some solutions to Windows 7 folders that cannot be accessed or deleted. I hope some articles will help you.

This is from the file system. Currently, the operating system basically uses the NTFS file system, which is efficient and reliable. Its support for file permission settings greatly improves its security. However, when the system is reinstalled, for example, accessing some of the previous folders will prompt that the folder cannot be accessed or deleted.

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Or, if A folder is accessible only to user A, and other users (including system administrators) are not authorized to access it, once account A is deleted or disabled, is this folder always inaccessible?

These problems are related to folder ownership. With ownership, we can further allocate permissions, and there is no problem with access and deletion.
So, let's take a look at how to obtain the ownership of the folder.

• Right-click the target folder and select"Attribute".
  
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• Switch to"Security"Tab, click"Advanced".
  
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• In the Advanced Security Settings dialog box, switch toOwnerTab. Here we can see the current owner of the target folder (if it is a reinstalled system, the current owner will be a string of SID numbers ). To change the folder owner, click"Edit"Button.
  
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  This step requires administrator permissions. If the User Account Control Window is displayed, allow the operation to continue.
  
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• Change the folder owner to a system administrator (or another target account), and then select"Replace the owner of sub-containers and objects". In this way, the owner permission of all the sub-files in the folder is obtained.
  
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  Replace Permissions
  
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PS: after obtaining the ownership of the folder, you can assign permissions to it: read, write, or even modify...

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