Major Problem - I locked my folder and can't get in it

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On my old computer I used a prog called Lock My Folders to protect some data I had.
I now have a new build so I installed LMF again but I can't get into the folder.
I put the hard drive back in my old machine and I can access the files.
Copying the files to another drive or USB device and I can't access the files on the new machine.

Lock My Folder must be some type of one click permissions program so does anybody know how I can do it manually?
I have tried but I'm getting nowhere.
 
Thanks but if I put the drive in my XP machine I can access the files.
The problem is that permissions have been taken over to my new Vista machine.
 
Hmm it looks like it's probably doing some form of encryption on your data. My advice would be to put the disk in the original machine and unlock them using the software on there, or copy the files to a FAT32-formatted USB disk as http://www.downloadatoz.com/lock-my-folder/how-to-lock-folder.html says it cant lock files on FAT32 drives (I'm guessing the private key is getting stored in the NTFS stream and thus doesn't get transferred to FAT)
 
M0KUJ1N said:
Hmm it looks like it's probably doing some form of encryption on your data. My advice would be to put the disk in the original machine and unlock them using the software on there, or copy the files to a FAT32-formatted USB disk as http://www.downloadatoz.com/lock-my-folder/how-to-lock-folder.html says it cant lock files on FAT32 drives (I'm guessing the private key is getting stored in the NTFS stream and thus doesn't get transferred to FAT)
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Good idea.

My problem is this permission here and I can't get rid of it -

permissions.jpg
 
Hey dmpoole, try the following, hopefully it will sort your problem out for you: :)

If you cannot open, delete or change a folder from your disk, it means that you either need to take ownership of that folder or/and you need to change your user's access rights. To make this kind of change your user needs to be an administrator.

Both operations are done from the same menu. First, navigate to that specific folder, right click on it and select Properties.

Taking Ownership

In the Properties window go to the Security tab and click on Advanced.

Now go to the Owner tab. Here you will see the current owner of that folder. If your user is not the owner, click on Edit. If you have User Account Control enabled, press on OK.

In the Owner window, click on Other users or groups.

Now you need to type the user name or the group of users that will take ownership of the selected folder. If you type "Administrators" you will give ownership to all the users that are administrators on your PC. If you want to give ownership only to your user, then type your user name. After that, press on Check Names.

If the user or group was found on your computer, you will see that the text you typed was changed to [Your PC Name]\[User] or [Your PC Name]\[Group]. If so, press on OK.

If the user/group was not found you will receive a Name Not Found error window. Make the necessary corrections and try again.

In the Owner window, select the user/group you just added, select Replace owner on subcontainers and objects and press OK.

Now you will receive the confirmation that you have taken ownership of the folder. Press on OK and that's it.

Changing Permissions

In the Properties window go to the Security tab and click on Edit.

If you are not on the list of users or groups that have permissions defined, you should click on Add. If your user or group is on that list, select it, click on Allow Full Control and then press OK.

Now you need to type the user name or the group of users for which you want to change the permissions. If you type "Administrators" you will give permissions to all the users that are administrators on your PC. If you want to give permissions only to your user, then type your user name. After that, press on Check Names and then on OK.

If the user/group was not found you will receive a Name Not Found error window. Make the necessary corrections and try again.

In the Security window, select the user/group you just added and then click on Allow Full Control. :)
 
SpinningMonkey said:
In the Owner window, select the user/group you just added, select Replace owner on subcontainers and objects and press OK.
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I've been here so many times but I'd never clicked on that - EUREKA.

I can now stop the formatting of a 160 gig hard drive to FAT32 thats at 94%.

THANKYOU
 
Of course what you should be doing at this point is realising just how easy it was for somebody to still get at your data despite you using something to stop people.
You should be asking how secure you want certain data to be...
 
stoofa said:
Of course what you should be doing at this point is realising just how easy it was for somebody to still get at your data despite you using something to stop people.
You should be asking how secure you want certain data to be...
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That is a very good point but it was only my porn stash :D
 
Good to hear you've regained access to your stash ;)

I had assumed you had already tried the Full Control/ Take Ownership trick as it was described in one of the earlier posts hence why I suggested looking into more exotic solutions ;)
 
M0KUJ1N said:
Good to hear you've regained access to your stash ;)

I had assumed you had already tried the Full Control/ Take Ownership trick as it was described in one of the earlier posts hence why I suggested looking into more exotic solutions ;)
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I have a habit of skipping lines and you didn't write it in big bold writing there was a box I had to tick :)

Thanks
 
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