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simke
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Locked Files

05/01/2014 7:08 AM

Hello everybody,

I have one problem to get access on files. The thing is... My friend change a computer and I copy all her documents into external disk. When I connect this external disk to the new computer, it always ask me for permission to access this files. Then I try to some other computer and the same.

All this computer have user with full access.

The computer that I copy the documents was running in win xp. The new one is running in Win 7.

Does anybody have any suggestions how can I access or open any of this locked documents?
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Re: Locked files

05/01/2014 7:47 AM

By "documents" do you mean windows OFFICE documents? And by "locked" do you mean password protected?

If both are true, then you need to have the password to open these password protected documents.

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simke
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Re: Locked files

05/01/2014 10:28 AM

By documents I meant any documents(doc, pictures, files, folders,...)... everything that is in the folder
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Re: Locked files

05/01/2014 12:34 PM

If this person is really your friend, get the password from her!

Otherwise this sounds suspicious.
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Re: Locked Files

05/01/2014 10:03 AM

You could try an unlocker...

http://download.cnet.com/Unlocker/3000-2248_4-10493998.html

I would try to take manual control first...

http://www.askvg.com/guide-how-to-take-ownership-permission-of-a-file-or-folder-manually-in-windows/

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Re: Locked Files

05/01/2014 1:22 PM

First, let's assume that the files and folders you copied to the external drive were not protected. And that this 'external disk' is an external hard drive. If this is not correct, disregard the rest of this reply.

Save a file from the new (Win 7) computer and make sure you can access it on the Win 7 computer. You may need a new driver. I'd go to the drive manufacturer's website and see (on a FAQ page, or similar) if this is a common issue.
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Re: Locked Files

05/01/2014 2:58 PM

Go into Properties for the Folder and select PERMISSIONS. If your user name is not listed then you cannot access. The user that created the file was resident on the other computer and since that user does not exist on your computer it may be why you are locked out. There are security links that do not exist in your configuration that did exist on the source OS.

If she had created or modified permissions on the source OS then those permissions are embedded in the files you have; for a USER that does not exist.

Also if you are looking at ADOBE files there are more securities in place.

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simke
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Re: Locked Files

05/01/2014 3:45 PM

found out the solutions. I took the ownership of the files and sub files and now I can access and see the files

Thanks people for you help
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autotechnocracy
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05/01/2014 10:37 PM

If you continue to have problems you might try using ubuntu as it doesn't care about window's permissions it only sees the files.
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05/02/2014 11:06 AM

Permissions are different in Win 7 than XP. That will take a bit getting used to. Win 7 is more secure.
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Re: Locked Files

05/15/2014 2:26 AM

http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/33982-remove-lock-folders-files.html

please go through this link
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