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In win 8, how to change permission and copy files from ssd to hdd

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danzmu said:
Hello,
, how to change permission and copy files from ssd to hdd. When I try to copy docs from one to the other, in some cases even creating creating and saving a word doc, it says I need permission from administrator, which is me. Its a home computer.



Make yourself the owner of the folder.


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what I do so I have full access to files is log in as admin, You can do what neiesus suggested or. Right click on my computer goto to manage, then click on LOCAL USERS AND GROUPS, DOUBLE CLICK ON USERS, GO TO PROPERTIES OF ADMINISTRATOR (UNCHECK, ACCOUNT IS DISABLED)
Now you have the option a to log_in as admin with full access to your computer and users. Something Linux user grow accustomed to



Only Windows 7 Pro and above has the Local Users and groups applet available to the user; It is not available on Windows Home Premium or below.
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There's an easy way out of ownership mess:
1) Run command prompt as admin
2) Assuming your SSD drive letter is D:, type 'icacls D:\* /reset /t /c /l'
3) Wait for it to finish, it'll inform you about number of successful and failed file ownership changes
4) You can close command prompt and copy files over now.


There are other ways in win 8 like command line
net user Administrator /active:yes


To disable the Windows-8 administrator account, type the command with "no"
net user Administrator /active:no[/quotemsg]


the above parts work, but you still cannot add a user to a group, like you can in Pro and above.


Personally, I would ensure that your account has full-access to the HDD's root and propagate the settings to all subfolders, for the purpose of gaining access to them.

If you can then access the files, I would move everything off of the hard drive to your SSD and wipe-out (delete partions and format) the HDD.

danny2000 said:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/window...

This is the group policy gpedit.msc this has nothing to do with the setup of admin or the setup of user groups. without the gpedit you cannot set policy's of the user. The controls for Admins is available though computer management local users and groups.
If you upgrade w7 home you do not get gpeditor, if you upgrade win7 pro you do get he editor, however the management of users and groups is available with 8 or pro. I am almost finished upgrading my windows 7 home

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the above parts work, but you still cannot add a user to a group, like you can in Pro and above
.U are wrong. U can do this in 8 and pro.


Personally, I would ensure that your account has full-access to the HDD's root and propagate the settings to all subfolders, for the purpose of gaining access to them.

If you can then access the files, I would move everything off of the hard drive to your SSD and wipe-out (delete partions and format) the HDD.


I have windows 8 upgrade from win 7 home, I do have the options that gomerpile has mentioned.

danny2000 said:
Yes, you see the options because you have the Windows 8 Pro Upgrade, and not the Windows 8 Home Upgrade.

you are wrong this is the online upgrade I first got, I paid 15 dollars at the time for it. I currently own both the upgrade and the pro.
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