File or folder |
User Group |
Recommended Permissions |
Inheritance Method |
% AllUsersProfile % A folder containing the desktop and configuration files of each user, usually located in C: Documents and SettingsAll Users. |
Administrators |
Full Control |
Inheritance |
SYSTEM |
Full Control |
Users |
Read and execute |
% AllUsersProfile % Application Data Contains application status data |
Administrators CREATOR OWNER |
Full Control Full Control (only subfolders and files) |
Inheritance |
SYSTEM |
Full Control |
Users |
Read and execute |
Users |
Write (only this folder has a folder) |
% AllUsersProfile % Application DataMicrosoft Contains the status information of Microsoft applications |
Administrators |
Full Control |
Replace |
Users |
Read and execute |
SYSTEM |
Full Control |
% AllUsersProfile % Application DataMicrosoftCryptoDSSMachineKeys |
Administrators |
Full Control |
Replace |
SYSTEM |
Full Control |
Users |
List folders, read attributes, read extended attributes, create files, create folders, write attributes, write extended attributes, and read permissions (only this folder) |
% AllUsersProfile % Application DataMicrosoftCryptoRSAMachineKeys |
Administrators |
Full Control |
Replace |
SYSTEM |
Full Control |
Users |
List folders, read attributes, read extended attributes, create files, create folders, write attributes, write extended attributes, and read permissions (only this folder) |
% AllUsersProfile % Application DataMicrosoftDr Watson Folder containing Dr Watson application error logs |
Administrators CREATOR OWNER |
Full Control Full Control (only subfolders and files) |
Replace |
SYSTEM Users |
Full Control Read and execute |
Users |
Traverse folders, create files, create folders (only subfolders and files) |
% AllUsersProfile % Application DataMicrosoftDrWatsondrwtsn32.log Error Log of Dr Watson application Note: This setting is only available inDrwtsn32.logIt makes sense only after the file is created. For the sake of security, we should not take the risk of storing this log file in a place accessible to anyone,Drwtsn32.exeApplications can run on their own and save files to a specific security location when the system crashes. |
Administrators |
Full Control |
Replace |
CREATOR OWNER |
Full Control (only subfolders and files) |
SYSTEM |
Full Control |
Users |
Modify |
% AllUsersProfile % Application Data MicrosoftHTML Help |
Administrators SYSTEM |
Full Control Full Control |
Replace |
Users |
Full Control |
% AllUsersProfile % Application Data MicrosoftMedia Index |
Administrators |
Full Control |
Replace |
SYSTEM |
Full Control |
Users Us |