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How to take ownership of a file or folder in
Windows
To
take ownership of a folder or file, please follow these steps:
- Right-click the
folder/file that you want to take ownership of, and then click
Properties.
- Click the
Security tab, and then click OK.
- Click
Advanced, and then select the Owner tab.
- If it is
Windows XP, click your user name who should be the owner in the
Name list. If it is Windows Vista, click Edit first.
- If you want to
take ownership of the contents of that folder, select the
Replace owner on subcontainers and objects check box.
- Click
OK, and then click Yes when you receive the
following message: You do not have permission to read the contents of
directory folder name. Do you want to replace the directory
permissions with permissions granting you Full Control?
- Click
OK, and then reapply the permissions and security settings that
you want for the folder and its contents.
Note: If you are using Windows XP Professional, you must disable Simple File
Sharing. By default, Windows XP Professional uses Simple File sharing when
it is not joined to a domain.
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