Windows 10 Change Or Modify File Permissions and Delete From Outside Windows

[@isaacwest7451]

Thank you man still works 5 yrs later

[@Jeff_Okayabashi]

YOU ARE A LIFE SAVER .. FINALLY A TUTORIAL THAT WORKS .. THANK YOU!!

[@Windows10NinjaWorld]

Glad it helped!

[@ekaa222]

Thanks, i have reestablished dominance over my computer.

[@Windows10NinjaWorld]

Great to hear!

[@svenni70213]

thx a lot, deleted the left over stuff i couldnt get rid of without the first 4 min of tutorial

[@Windows10NinjaWorld]

Great!

[@samaraorivera4746]

wow! my conputer had a lot of virus and this worked! thanks bro!

[@Windows10NinjaWorld]

Glad it helped! Now you might try my Repair Install video - search for it.

[@151fn]

Thanks a lot, you really know what you're doing and you've explained how to solve the problem in a very clear way!

[@Windows10NinjaWorld]

You can also use icacls in the command prompt and also regedit in the repair part. Just an FYI!

[@abid_rizvi]

YOU LIFE SAVER OMFG

[@MrKeshua]

Thank You, sir. You've just earned my gratitude, and also the subscription.

[@brigerdrones]

Thank you so much you helped me delete a stubborn Onedrive folder that I struggle to delete and was taking a lot of space in my hard drive,.

[@Windows10NinjaWorld]

Great!

[@masterram4504]

Thanks You Man.....You Saved My Files

[@NoName-hi9sh]

I dont have replace owner but it works thanks you very much bro

[@xrickardoxgamer3282]

Can you also use the command prompt to delete it??

[@Windows10NinjaWorld]

yes

[@chizy8i8]

how much space do i need for the external disc? by formatting disc u seriously mean i will lose all the data i have on the drive? do i need an empty hard usb drive?

[@Windows10NinjaWorld]

For the USB stick for the boot process - about a 4+GB USB stick - those tiny usb memory sticks!!! You do not need an external USB drive - just a $10 8GB usb memory stick should do - Windows takes about 4-5GB.

[@thiagom8926]

can I just clear permissions from outside of windows? I don't want to delete the files just fix permissions that are not working within Windows.

[@Windows10NinjaWorld]

Then look at my reset permission video.

[@xrickardoxgamer3282]

Also how do you open folders on that command prompt I found out how to get to it without the USB

[@xrickardoxgamer3282]

It's keep telling me that it's invalid when I tried deleting it what should I do

[@Windows10NinjaWorld]

Then your service is deleted - just continue with the video, reinstall the service and get a clean registry file from another computer.

[@tomslatter5120]

This still isn't working for me - every time I follow up to just after I click replace owner and then I get a bunch of error messages saying access denied. Any help would be much appreciated!

[@Windows10NinjaWorld]

Have you tried the other option to do it from booting using the Windows DVD/USB?

[@tomslatter5120]

My laptop didn't come with either so I ended up wiping it as I needed it for work the next day and that seemed to fix the issue. Thanks for your advice though, I do appreciate it

[@Rudyworld]

You have a great set of tutorials but I still have one issue not solved. I have a win 10 drive that I use to work on my other drives from. Today I am trying to restore from tape my ,program files folder. I did do the change of ownership but common files still gives my tapa backup an access denied. Is there a way for my backup program to replace the files it needs in prog folder?

[@Windows10NinjaWorld]

Have you tried running your backup program as administrator?

[@Rudyworld]

@@Windows10NinjaWorld yes, because if I don't it will not access the tape drive where the files are. If you can figure this out for me you are truly worthy of your title Windows Ninja.

[@Rudyworld]

I can provide more detail. The biggest note here is that I am not restoring files on the running windows machine but Windows that is on the second drive.

[@Windows10NinjaWorld]

@@Rudyworld It is your program folder - that is going to be a problem whilst Windows is running. Boot up using either a Ubuntu usb or Windows usb and then writing over that folder will not be a problem. You could use either the cmd prompt in Windows or in Ubuntu the GUI.

[@Windows10NinjaWorld]

@@Rudyworld that folder and much of the contents is owned by Trusted Installer. If it is not on the running Windows then you could try to rename/delete (as renaming could be complicated) it and then do a normal restore from backup. I would not suggest changing owner/permissions as many folders/files inside it may have various owners and resetting will be hard and could cause that Windows to not function properly. However doing the above is at your risk.

[@dereksevcik6595]

the "My Games" file keeps reverting back to readonly. Ive given full permission to every user, unchecked readonly, etc etc. would this work for a readonly document that keeps reverting?

[@Windows10NinjaWorld]

the program is probably doing it!

[@dereksevcik6595]

@@Windows10NinjaWorld would that mean that it is out of my control then?

[@aLfarhaNAF]

how can i change files permission in oneshot (files morethan 2000+) help me to change access permission or suggest any softwares to change esy

[@Windows10NinjaWorld]

Use cmd as administrator and then use: docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/cacls Or move all the files into 1 directory (subdirectories are OK) and then follow the video.

[@aLfarhaNAF]

@@Windows10NinjaWorld ok thanks, i done by changing access from administrator to Everyone 😊 All clear

[@iddrisualhassan713]

Can anyone help me here? I have my videos on my hard drive, but there is lock 🔐 on every video clip. I have done all I can but is not working any help

[@user-xt1vs2oz3b]

Did you try booting into a bootable Windows USB and delete like he shows?

[@thiagom8926]

were you able to solve it? if yes, how?

[@jdjdisbdof]

How to put it back

[@alloneword154]

Mine says unable to display current owner. Failure to enumerate

[@Windows10NinjaWorld]

just change the owner to you. Is it a Windows System file?

[@gamar1226]

to find username => open cmd and type : echo %username%

[@nagarajkalakutagi1407]

Thank you

[@Dino-su2wh]

i can't find folder test

[@Windows10NinjaWorld]

It is an example.

[@catbro8587]

C:\Windows\system32 mkdir Test ;)

[@Hustlah-]

thank you so much man

[@Windows10NinjaWorld]

Good it helped!

[@bodhisattwabanerjee7637]

ur shown mwthod are 20000% failed in my pc,im having win 7 & win 10 pro

[@chizy8i8]

how do u use ur computer as administrator?

[@Windows10NinjaWorld]

Try this video it should help you to do what you want! kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6fWmoGfqt11hqc

[@chizy8i8]

who still uses explorer?? :D

[@bleuey3482]

So I’m trying to delete files on my ext hard drive with the permission error and I’ve exhausted many ways. Tried the command prompt with my file but it doesn’t work ( probably inputting it wrong) tried it with a test folder it works but a test folder like it doesn’t work ( E:\>rd test 8.2 /s )

[@Windows10NinjaWorld]

Can you delete through Windows File Explorer?

[@bleuey3482]

I don’t know what that is

[@Windows10NinjaWorld]

Apologies you are trying to do this from outside Windows... You have typed the command wrong.. please see: docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/rd