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Problem description: I am unable to make changes to certain folders (non-essential) because I need to be granted permission by my own user. I cannot delete, change properties, or otherwise write to them. Affected folder is my steam folder. I am finding my games are having issues writing to it. It has 180 GB free. There is one user account on this laptop. It's me. When the prompt comes up, it says I need to be granted permission by my actual user. Attempted fixes: Force myself administrator with command prompt, re-set myself as administrator in control panel, takeown of the entire subfolder to my user. Clear cache. Clean registry. Disc Cleanup. Losing my mind as to why I cannot alter files on my computer when I'm the sole administrator. Recent changes: None that I can think of. -- Operating system: Windows 10 System specs: Acer Aspire E-15-575G-57A4 Location: USA I have Googled and read the FAQ: Yes
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Easiest method would be to take a program like Takeownership. https://www.raymond.cc/blog/download/did/3557/ what it does is creates a command in the registry which whenever you right click a folder, the dropdown will include a command "Take ownership" which overrides the standard administrator requirement for things. Hell you can use it to take control of locked files in your OS and edit them. The included zip also includes a registry command to remove the command when you feel you no longer need it. But if you're the only user, there's no reason not to have it.
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Jan 15, 2017 03:49
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Mediph posted:Easiest method would be to take a program like Takeownership. My only issue with this is I literally did the command prompt version of this and forced ownership to myself and it still says I require administrator permission.
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Jan 15, 2017 13:54
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And I get that, but sometimes that will undo permission if it considers it a protected file folder. By doing it through the registry command, you bypass it doing that entirely.
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