Copy Files from Old Boot Drive = No Admin Rights?
I've hooked up old HD's before and copied files for backup, usually booting up both with IDE cables inside the box. I now have one of those converters that allows IDE/Laptopm/SATA drives to patch in via USB. Whenever I try to copy some files over it keeps giving me an Admin Rights error and won't copy. Even to see the files I had to go through some screwy Admin Rights/ ownership crap.
The old HD is my Mom's main boot HD and it's getting creaky and I need to backup some work files for her. Hers won't even boot right now and I'd rather not go through a repair install, just copy some files and trash it (40gig). It's NTFS with XD Pro on it. I've tried the USB routine with both a Vista64 machine and another XP Pro machine. No dice. I can't even open the files to do a "Save As"! Keeps giving me "you don't have rights" to this file.
Yes, I'm logged in a Admin on my own machines. My Mom has several accounts on hers, but I don't even see anywhere to input a password for the second HD. Will I have better luck connecting it via IDE? I do have it jumped as a slave drive to ensure it didn't try to boot or something (doubtful, but being safe as it did have some malware on it I had to clean!), maybe it should stay as a master since it's the only IDE (USB?) drive on the machine?
The old HD is my Mom's main boot HD and it's getting creaky and I need to backup some work files for her. Hers won't even boot right now and I'd rather not go through a repair install, just copy some files and trash it (40gig). It's NTFS with XD Pro on it. I've tried the USB routine with both a Vista64 machine and another XP Pro machine. No dice. I can't even open the files to do a "Save As"! Keeps giving me "you don't have rights" to this file.
Yes, I'm logged in a Admin on my own machines. My Mom has several accounts on hers, but I don't even see anywhere to input a password for the second HD. Will I have better luck connecting it via IDE? I do have it jumped as a slave drive to ensure it didn't try to boot or something (doubtful, but being safe as it did have some malware on it I had to clean!), maybe it should stay as a master since it's the only IDE (USB?) drive on the machine?
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When the accounts were created and the owner put a password on the account, that little box that says "Protect your Files Too?" was chosen...
What you have to do is take ownership of the directories of the drive. I usually do the whole drive since you not going to use it any more.
From XP Pro:
My Computer / Tools / Folder Options:
View Tab / Uncheck "Use Simple File Sharing" At the Bottom of the List.
Right click on the drive with the Data on it, (USB or Direct hookup is fine..) and get Properties, you'll have a Security Tab now.
Security Tab / Advanced Button / Owner Tab.
Highlight Administrators (Your Machine/Administrators)
Put a check mark in "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects"
Apply and OK.
Once it starts you'll get a box stating you don't have ownership permission do you want to grant permission say yes or yes to all...
Takes a little while but when it's done you'll be able to read all the files on the drive. I you know you only need a users files you can do the above from just the Documents and Settings Folder as well or any other folder for that matter.
If any files were encrypted they will still need the original password to unencrypt them.
(XP Home the security tab will only show up in Safe Mode)
Never done it this way from Vista, but Vista usually asks if you want permission to read.
Good Luck!
owner on subcontainers and objects". I checked the other check box option it gave and that worked.