Cannot take ownership of file

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Peter

Guest
Background: I am running Windows Vista Business SP1, with UAC turned off.

Problem: I have approximately 8Gb of video files that I moved to an

external hard disk to free up space. The files moved successfully, but a

copy remains on my main hard disk - and I would like to delete the copy.

However, these files are inaccessable. I cannot delete them or take

ownership of them (and I am a local administrator).

I'm familiar with the standard method of taking ownership in Windows

Explorer, and I simply get an access denied error. I cannot see the current

security defined on the files as I do not have permission to access these

files. Running takeown from a command prompt also gives me an access is

denied error.

Security on the files copied to the external hard disk is correct.

I note that other people are having similar problems, e.g.:

http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPo...66205&SiteID=17 ,

however in my case these are not files copied from another system.

What appears to have haapened is that the move operation did not complete

successfully and I am left with orphaned unmanagable files that are taking up

considerable hard disk space.

Any advice appreciated.

Thank you,

Peter

 
P

Peter

Guest
Update: Problems solved, somehow. I tried to reboot to safe mode to see if

that would give me more options. The laptop seemed to hang up trying to load

drivers getting into safe mode, and eventually gave up and rebooted into

normal mode. Once that had happened, I was able to access and clear the

files from my hard disk. Who knows why? The "shut up and reboot" solution,

I guess.

"Peter" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> Background: I am running Windows Vista Business SP1, with UAC turned off.

>

> Problem: I have approximately 8Gb of video files that I moved to an

> external hard disk to free up space. The files moved successfully, but a

> copy remains on my main hard disk - and I would like to delete the copy.

> However, these files are inaccessable. I cannot delete them or take

> ownership of them (and I am a local administrator).

>

> I'm familiar with the standard method of taking ownership in Windows

> Explorer, and I simply get an access denied error. I cannot see the current

> security defined on the files as I do not have permission to access these

> files. Running takeown from a command prompt also gives me an access is

> denied error.

>

> Security on the files copied to the external hard disk is correct.

>

> I note that other people are having similar problems, e.g.:

> http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPo...66205&SiteID=17 ,

> however in my case these are not files copied from another system.

>

> What appears to have haapened is that the move operation did not complete

> successfully and I am left with orphaned unmanagable files that are taking up

> considerable hard disk space.

>

> Any advice appreciated.

>

> Thank you,

>

> Peter</span>

 
J

JABowders

Guest
Peter,

I too have seen that case, where only afeter rebooting can I finish what I

started to do, the UAC still seams to have some control over the operation of

the OS even with it turned OFF.

I contuine to look for ways of gaining control of the Vista OS instead of

the OS controling my actions with it.

James A. Bowders

"Peter" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> Update: Problems solved, somehow. I tried to reboot to safe mode to see if

> that would give me more options. The laptop seemed to hang up trying to load

> drivers getting into safe mode, and eventually gave up and rebooted into

> normal mode. Once that had happened, I was able to access and clear the

> files from my hard disk. Who knows why? The "shut up and reboot" solution,

> I guess.

>

> "Peter" wrote:

> <span style="color:green">

> > Background: I am running Windows Vista Business SP1, with UAC turned off.

> >

> > Problem: I have approximately 8Gb of video files that I moved to an

> > external hard disk to free up space. The files moved successfully, but a

> > copy remains on my main hard disk - and I would like to delete the copy.

> > However, these files are inaccessable. I cannot delete them or take

> > ownership of them (and I am a local administrator).

> >

> > I'm familiar with the standard method of taking ownership in Windows

> > Explorer, and I simply get an access denied error. I cannot see the current

> > security defined on the files as I do not have permission to access these

> > files. Running takeown from a command prompt also gives me an access is

> > denied error.

> >

> > Security on the files copied to the external hard disk is correct.

> >

> > I note that other people are having similar problems, e.g.:

> > http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPo...66205&SiteID=17 ,

> > however in my case these are not files copied from another system.

> >

> > What appears to have haapened is that the move operation did not complete

> > successfully and I am left with orphaned unmanagable files that are taking up

> > considerable hard disk space.

> >

> > Any advice appreciated.

> >

> > Thank you,

> >

> > Peter</span></span>

 
M

meerkat

Guest
"JABowders" <JABowders@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:8BDBD42F-187E-4827-8EFB-D0136B1A207D@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue">

> Peter,

>

> I too have seen that case, where only afeter rebooting can I finish what I

> started to do, the UAC still seams to have some control over the operation

> of

> the OS even with it turned OFF.

>

> I contuine to look for ways of gaining control of the Vista OS instead of

> the OS controling my actions with it.

></span>

Hi James.

If you want to take Ultimate control of your OS, go have a read here.

I`ve already done this, but I do hide behind a router !.

www.computerperformance.co.uk/vista/vista_administrator_activate.htm

 
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