• Accessing Old Laptop HD

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    #2335931

    After cloning the old HD to an SSD I put the old HD in a USB enclosure. After plugging it into a port I can see it in windows exp as D: drive and open the files. When I click the user I want it presents a message that I don’t have permission to access and shows the option click to continue. At that point, a green progress line starts near the top and a blue circle goes round and round but after more than an hour doing that nothing else happens.

    Please tell me there is a simpler answer than this. https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-files/accessing-old-drive-from-new-drive-os-security/6ae783c5-1256-4659-abe8-d24b665b4a7d

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    • #2335941

      That solution doesn’t look particularly complex. Why not give it a try?

    • #2336101

      That is normal behaviour when you change users – NTFS permissions are user based.

      You can either take ownership of all the files or attempt to change the permissions on them all. Taking ownership is usually the least hassle and is simple.

      cheers, Paul

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    • #2336309

      Takeown script.  https://appuals.com/takeown/
      As Paul says… this is totally normal.

      Susan Bradley Patch Lady/Prudent patcher

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    • #2336320

      The Security tab isn’t complicated if you’ve used it many times.  First time around, it’s scary.

      Use this take ownership context menu utility, it’s handy.  All these methods do the same thing, this has by far, the lowest risk of failure.

      Do step 2, Take ownership will show up in your right click context menu.  When you select the drive, then click take ownership a command prompt window will open and scroll through every file on the drive,  will take a while, then stop and say hit any key to continue.  That’s it.

      https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3841-add-take-ownership-context-menu-windows-10-a.html

      A whole page of utilities.  Use No. 1.

      https://www.raymond.cc/blog/easily-take-ownership-and-grant-full-control-permission-with-winownership/

      Those are reliable sources.  Good luck!

       

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    • #2336507

      I got tired of having to jump through a lot of hoops to delete useless Windows 10-owned files such as foreign languages and numerous fonts.

      One day, I found Take Ownership Pro for free on Majorgeeks.com.  I downloaded and installed it and it couldn’t be easier to use.  Simply right click the items (directories too!) and select ‘TakeOwnershipPro’ from the drop down, and let ‘er rip!  You’re now the owner!

      Here’s the link: https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/takeownershippro.html

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    • #2336512

      Thanks for the suggestions I did get access.

      One other issue is that when trying to eject the drive it’s always busy despite not having an application open that is accessing the drive. How do you get around that?

    • #2336521

      It’s probably being indexed. You need to turn off indexing for that drive (search for instructions).

      cheers, Paul

      • #2337502

        For me, turning off indexing is almost standard, just as standard as the default when you install Windows.  It adds wear and tear to a hard drive or an SSD always churning around in the background.  To me, it absurd to index everything in C:\Windows and in files that are normally hidden from view.  After all, why would a garden variety computer user need to search for text in a Windows driver?

    • #2337421

      Turning off Indexing:

      https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-win_cortana-winpc/how-do-you-turn-off-indexing-in-windows-10/8e8829d3-cad1-46d7-a523-2cc9d6ed646a

      If you do turn it off by disabling the Indexing Service, remember to turn it back on if you want the files on the host computer indexed for faster searches.  Leave turned off for better performance – although if it’s an SSD, there won’t be much difference.

      • #2337508

        With an SSD, the difference with indexing turned off is less wear and tear on the SSD.  With a classic old-time spinning hard drive, the differences are both wear and tear and slower responsiveness, especially with the mediocre 5400 rpm hard drives found in many computers sold to unwitting consumers.  If Windows is in the middle of doing an update, disk utilization goes to 100% as the indexing service and Windows update fight for use of the hard drive.

    • #2337476

      Another option is to share the user folder, it’s a quick and easy way to gain access to the user accounts and copy the data.

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