Cannot un-spot 'read only' on ALL folders on a hard drive

Combat squirrel · 20 Dec 2013 at 13:53

As title, I have googled this worry not !!!

Tried all the MS guides to make the SYSTEM own all files and folders, then tried doing all the following type commands from a admin command prompt:

C:\>attrib -r "F:\Test\*.*" /S /D

attrib -r +s F:\Test

NOTHING just remains 'spotted' (NOT ticked just a square spot), From reading M$ its by design, HOWEVER, I have checked EVERYTHING, all users, admins, authenticated users all have FULL control, I then checked ALL effective access lists and they were all green and ticked, YET I still cannot make any folder on the drive writeable...........I followed all the guides, currently the drive owner is 'SYSTEM' I have replaced all child object permission entries.......

Da hells I missed?

I REALLY hope this isn't a weird bug, it randomly started doing it like 2 weeks

EDIT: I tried doing all child objects again and it threw up an error for 'f:System volume information' "Failed to enumerate objects in the container, Access is denied" which makes no sense as the entire drive is accessible in permissions?

HALP

Combat squirrel · 20 Dec 2013 at 14:08

Looks like my entire systems files

Gahhh I can't get rid of it, any ideas?

ns400r · 20 Dec 2013 at 19:50

Stop trying to change it.
Supposed to be like that. Are you actually able to read from one of the folders? I think so.

Swordfish · 20 Dec 2013 at 19:52

Windows 7 or 8?

There is a take ownership reg entry you can add

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\runas]
@="Take Ownership"
"NoWorkingDirectory"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\runas\command]
@="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F"
"IsolatedCommand"="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas]
@="Take Ownership"
"NoWorkingDirectory"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas\command]
@="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" /r /d y && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F /t"
"IsolatedCommand"="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" /r /d y && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F /t"

Save as a .reg file and import it.

Once done click on any folder and select take ownership.

EDIT - Just re-read your post and not sure if that is what you want.

Combat squirrel · 21 Dec 2013 at 12:52

ns400r said:
Stop trying to change it.
Supposed to be like that. Are you actually able to read from one of the folders? I think so.

Yes its pointless thought isnt it when I can't back up my light room catalogue as ANY folder is read only :rolleyes:

Swordfish said:
Windows 7 or 8?

There is a take ownership reg entry you can add

Save as a .reg file and import it.

Once done click on any folder and select take ownership.

EDIT - Just re-read your post and not sure if that is what you want.

Windows 8, thank you, yeah I need to write to folders because lightroom won't backup says write error