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I need to access locked files on my notebook harddrive
I have a Compaq notebook that just bit the dust. The harddrive has all my family photos and movies on it and they are located under a locked folder. I am getting ready to ship it off to HP to get it fixed but I need to get the data off the harddrive before they erase it all and I lose it all. Is there a way that I can access my files and save them before sending the computer off. The tech told me that the harddrive would be erased and would come back to me as a brand new installed OS. Please help me save my files!! I
My notebook is a Compaq Presario notebook v6000 with windows XP pro and sp2. I have the harddrive hooked up via external enclosure and hooked up to my desktop via USB and can access some files but not the important ones. Please help. Thanks so much in advance.
My notebook is a Compaq Presario notebook v6000 with windows XP pro and sp2. I have the harddrive hooked up via external enclosure and hooked up to my desktop via USB and can access some files but not the important ones. Please help. Thanks so much in advance.
You need to "take ownership" of these files before copying them, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421 ("How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP"). Then everything should work fine.
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If you are an administrator on the desktop computer, then right click the folder you are unable to access, click the security tab, click advanced, click the Owner tab, click Administrators in the list and check the box next to Replace owner and click Apply.
Now click the Permissions Tab and click Add, type administrators and click Ok, click the box under allow next to Full Control, click the checkbox next to Apply these permissionsto objects... and then click OK. Click OK until you are out of the properties. You should now be able to access the folder.
If you don't see the security tab, you will need to disable simple file sharing. Open My Computer, click Tools, Option, click the View tab and then uncheck "Use simple file sharing"
Now click the Permissions Tab and click Add, type administrators and click Ok, click the box under allow next to Full Control, click the checkbox next to Apply these permissionsto objects... and then click OK. Click OK until you are out of the properties. You should now be able to access the folder.
If you don't see the security tab, you will need to disable simple file sharing. Open My Computer, click Tools, Option, click the View tab and then uncheck "Use simple file sharing"
First : if you are able to boot from you laptop with this hdd, then you should connect to network and take back up from notebook
If you are not able to boot into windows and are trying by attaching this hdd into another system as USB, but are not able to see or copy you files, probally your file are in your profile c:/documents and settings/USERNAME/ MY Documents etc.
you Will have to go to that folder and then copy, or sometime you will have to take permission of the folder as mentioned above by 2 experts
You can try this also
Create the same user as was in your notbook with the same password and then try to browse and copy the files from you NBK HDD.
All the best.
If you are not able to boot into windows and are trying by attaching this hdd into another system as USB, but are not able to see or copy you files, probally your file are in your profile c:/documents and settings/USERNAME/ MY Documents etc.
you Will have to go to that folder and then copy, or sometime you will have to take permission of the folder as mentioned above by 2 experts
You can try this also
Create the same user as was in your notbook with the same password and then try to browse and copy the files from you NBK HDD.
All the best.
hello buddy
Just want to make sure that you have solkved the issue or is it still giving you trouble.
Just want to make sure that you have solkved the issue or is it still giving you trouble.
If its that you cannot access the files, then if your machine has a cd then boot from a BartPE disk http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/ copy the files from the hard disk onto removable media - a pen drive for example.