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Windows 7 permissions determine which users can access, modify, and delete files/folders. Every file and folder on a Windows computer has its own set of permissions. Changing access permissions allows you to lock or open files for users on the computer. If you recently recovered data from an old hard drive, you may need to take ownership of the file to gain access.
Steps
Change access rights
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Log in to Windows as administrator. If you are not logged in as an administrator, you can only change the access rights of the account you are using. To change the access rights of another account on the computer, you need to log in to the account with administrator privileges.
- If you are not logged in as an administrator, you will not be able to access most of the system permissions settings.
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Right click on the file or folder for which you want to change permissions. You can change the permissions for all files and folders. When you change the permissions of a folder, the permissions for all files and folders inside also change.
- You will not be able to change the permissions of the files in use. Make sure you close all programs that are using the file/folder you are working on.
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Select “Properties”. The file or folder’s window opens.
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Click the “Security” tab. A list of groups and users with access to this content will appear.
- If the “Security” tag is not found, you may be trying to change the permissions of a file located on the USB drive. If the USB is formatted with the FAT32 file system, you will not be able to set permissions for the data. The drive containing the content to be changed must be used by the NTFS file system.
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Click the “Edit” button. You will be able to change the permissions of this file or drive for all users on the computer.
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Click the “Add” button to add a new user or group to the list. If you want to add a new user to the list of users who have access to the file, click the “Add” button to get started. [1] X Research Source
- Click “Advanced” then “Find Now” to find all users and groups on the computer.
- Select the user you want to add to the access list and click “OK.” They will be added to the “Group or user names” list.
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Select the user for which you want to change access. The available permissions will show up in the “Permissions for User ” list.
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Check the boxes that represent the permissions you want to add to the user or group. Each permission in the list will have “Allow” and “Deny” boxes. Tick the permissions you want to allow or restrict for users: [2] X Research Sources
- Full contrp – Full rights: user can read, write, change or delete files.
- Modify – Customize: the user can read, write and change the file.
- Read & execute – Read & execute: the user can read or run the selected file.
- List fpder contents – List folder contents: user can view files in selected folder.
- Read – Read: the user can open the file.
- Write – Write: user can edit or create new file.
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Adjust your settings if not ticking. If you can’t change any permissions, you may need to tweak some settings: [3] X Research Sources
- Click the “Advanced” button in the Security tab.
- Select your user and click “Change Permissions/Edit”.
- Uncheck “Include inheritable permissions from this object’s parent”.
- Save your changes. You can now check the boxes for access rights.
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Click “Apply” to save the changes. Changes that you have made will be saved and applied to the user. If you are changing the permissions of the account you are using, the change will be applied immediately.
Take ownership
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Log in as administrator. Only administrator accounts can change ownership of files and folders.
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Right-click the file or folder that you want to change the owner of and select “Properties.” The Properties window of the content will appear.
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Click the “Security” tab. A list of users with permissions set to the content will appear.
- If you don’t see the Security tab, you’re probably changing the properties of something on a FAT32 USB drive. Security options are only available on NTFS formatted drives. Most USB drives are FAT32 formatted.
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Click the “Advanced” button. The Advanced Security Settings window opens.
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Click the “Owner” tab. A link to the selected asset, the current owner, and a list of possible owners will appear.
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Click “Edit” to change the owner. This allows you to select another owner from the list.
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Click “Other users or groups” if the user you need is not listed. If the user or group you want to give ownership to is not in the list, click the “Other users or groups” button to find and add them:
- Click “Advanced” then “Find Now” to find all users and groups on the computer.
- Select the user you want to add to the access list and click “OK.” They will be added to the “Change owner to” list.
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Check the box “Replace owner on subcontainers and objects” if you want the change to take effect on subfolders. The new user will have ownership of any subfolders within the assets you selected.
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Save changes. Click “OK” to save the ownership change. If you reopen the Properties window and switch to the Security tab, you will see that the ownership has changed in the Advanced Security Settings window.
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Adjust access. You still need to set “Full contrp” access to the file, even after taking ownership. Follow the instructions in the first part of the article. [4] X Research Sources
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This article was co-written by Scott St Gelais. Scott St Gelais is an IT consultant and owner of Geeks in Phoenix, Arizona. With over twenty years of experience, Scott specializes in computer maintenance and repair, computer graphics and website development. Scott received a technical associate’s degree from the Institute of Technology and completed Google’s IT support specialist training program. Geeks Company is a member of the Microsoft Partner Network and a gold partner of Intel Technology Providers.
This article has been viewed 17,872 times.
Windows 7 permissions determine which users can access, modify, and delete files/folders. Every file and folder on a Windows computer has its own set of permissions. Changing access permissions allows you to lock or open files for users on the computer. If you recently recovered data from an old hard drive, you may need to take ownership of the file to gain access.
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