Can't access all files because of missing permissions

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• I can't access some files because I did not 'Privileges '. How do I get and access?

  I had my hard drive crash. I inserted a new disc. I'm now trying to re - load my data files to an external hard drive where I do my backups. When I copy a file and try to access it, I learned that I do not haave access privileges. How can I access?

  1. Connect to the new machine with an administrator account.
  2. In Explorer, right-click on the drive and select "Properties".
  3. Select the security"" tab.
  4. Click on the "Edit" button below the list of the "group or user names.
  5. When Windows asks you "Windows needs your permission...". ', select 'continue '.
  6. Click the 'Add' button to add a new user.
  7. Type "Everyone" (without the quotes) in the box provided and click on "check names".
  8. Click OK.
  9. Now, select 'All' in the list in the "group or user names.
  10. Click on the 'Total control' box in the column "Allow", then click OK.
  11. It may take some time to complete.

  Otherwise, as an administrator, you can take ownership of all files and then transfer them and then to restore the permissions to the appropriate users once transfer complete.  I will describe these procedures in more detail if you need it - but procedures are doing a better job than I ever could.  Here are the procedures: http://www.nirmaltv.com/2008/07/11/how-to-take-ownership-of-files-and-folders-in-vista/.  But this process will make you the owner of all files and you will not be able to transfer the property to standard users (since they don't have sufficient privileges to appropriate).

  You should now be able to access the files and restore the backup (regardless of the method chosen).

  Once the files are restored, you may need to change the permissions so that all the user is not allowed to all files and the administrator is not the owner (I don't know if cela transfers, but I think that it doesn't).  You must configure the permissions as they were before--with each user with rights to its records, all deleted user and administrators with all rights for each folder (or you can skip this last part, because you can always get permissions if you need by taking possession and maybe users want that privacy for their files even administrators).

  Good luck and I hope this helps.

  Lorien - a - MCSE/MCSA/network + / A +.

• Can't access all files

  I have a new Windows 7 Professional installed on a new Dell computer. The system is only three weeks. Since the first day I couldn't access many of the records on C:\. Here are some of the folders I can't access the Administrator security: Trash, Documents and settings, all users, and the user by default, etc, etc. I tried to go to the tab titles to properties, advanced selected and permissions then effective. I added my name diary and attempted to close. The errors I've met are the following:

  I already had this subject for discussion, but it was recommended that I ask the question because I would like to get more traffic. So far, I have only one answer. I can't understand what I am doing wrong, please help.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  All these answers are system files or folders that you do not have or do not access directly. Some are blocked because of UAC (User Account Control) that is here for your own protection.

• McAfee Firewall will stay not on; Cannot turn on the firewall of Windows 7; Computer keeps restarting; and I can't access a file because my computer says I don't have permission

  I use McAfee Firewall as my firewall.  Now when I try to turn it on, it continues for less than a second, then turns off.  Firewall Windows also not be.

  My computer rebooting in itself guard so I can't complete a virus scan.  In one place, he suggested I have try in Safe Mode, but it didn't work (and he told me that it did not work because I couldn't connect to the internet).  I tried "Safe Mode with networking" and he would not even let me scan.

  Another thing, the last time that I tried to scan it got stuck on "Internet C:\Windows\SysWOW64A\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary / / Desktop.ini.  This makes me think that this could be the problem, so I tried to get him to put the file in "VirusTotal.  I was able to get to him before that I got the idea to put it in "VirusTotal" but now it won't let me and he says:

  "You don't have currently not allowed to access this folder."

  "Click Conitnue to have permanent access to this folder."

  When I try to click on "Continue", it only ever through.

  I tried to change the 'Owner' under 'Security' tab but it still doesn't work, so I can't check to see if the file is a virus.

  Should I try to download a new antivirus program to scan my computer?

  Sorry if this is in the wrong category.  I have so many problems, it is not easy to categorize.

  Uninstalling McAfee completely.

  Do not use any product that claims to make your computer run better.  Almost all of them are either false, themselves, an infection, or put your computer at risk. Delete everything that claims to be there to prevent the infections or pretends to make your computer work better, except for the singular than an antivirus product.

  It is a controversial topic, but your choice of AV software may be something you want to take a 2nd look.  I suggest you visit this website to get an idea of what AV software made the best work, depending on what type of user you are: http://www.av-comparatives.org/ is a non-profit that has been around for a long time and I hope that their results.

  When you interpret these results, remember the difference between a product that detects 95% and the other 99% of infections, it is actually 5 times more likely to allow an infection.

  I pick up after about 150 Windows PCs and I have more than 13 years.  Until last September, the only AV software that I would allow my clients to use was Norton Antivirus.  Note that this is not the same as any other product, Norton 360 or Internet Security.  My clients rarely know infections.

  Last September, Symantec (Norton owner) decided to no longer sell such a product.  After much research, I decided on Bitdefender Antivirus 2015 +.  I installed it on most of these PCs to date and has never been a problem, and it has been on a course of about 11 months now...  It is a better product than Norton.  It is also cheap. One of the things I love the most about it, is the silence and discretion.  Especially if silenced you its function "portfolio".

  My customers know that if they install any product of 'Internet Security', I won't work on their computers until it is deleted.  Very well, I learned the hard way that other components of these products (other than the AV itself) IS causing more problems than any profit that they bring and work mainly by stopping the Windows component that does a very good job of this particular task still.  The problem is that when I started to work on a computer with an IS on it, I could spend hours trying to diagnose the problem, only to find out that by taking the product of the IS, the problems have become much clearer and easier to solve.  I think that the product of the IS actually hides the problem.

  As I said, this is a controversial topic and you will find many different very strong opinions.  I know that mine is based on a fairly large sample over a long period, and are consumers of consumer type Windows.

  Please note.  You should never have more than one protection software installed.  Always make sure that you completely remove the firmware all protection before installing a new one.  That contains software that may have come preinstalled on your computer when it's new

  Totally impossible to delete most of all AV software simply by using the standard uninstallation tool Windows 7.  Most of the majors also publishes a "removal tool" that gets the rest.  If you do not completely remove it, it will cause very hard to understand and diagnose problems.

• My PC crashed. Restored on a new record and a new installation of FireFox. I can still access all the files. How do I take the old bookmarks if there is no backup?

  My PC crashed. Restored on a new record and a new installation of FireFox. I can still access all the files on the old drive. How do I take the old bookmarks if no backup exists, or has been completed? Does not save bookmarks of FireFox auto? If, then what is the file name and where is normally stored by FireFox?

  In fact, it can be easier...

  If you have the old drive connected as, say, drive E, go to:

  E:\Users\username
  

  Then click in the address bar and paste it after this and press ENTER to open it:

  \AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles
  

  Normally, you have only one file, which has a random string followed by "default." In this case, click on this file and find the subfolder bookmarkbackups.

  If you find multiple profile folders, look inside to find the most recently updated backups.

  To restore the backup files, see: restore bookmarks from a backup or move them to another computer

• How can I fix this error: DF024: unable to preserve the original file to... Error 32 the process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. SEQ (1352).  ?

  I install creative cloud desktop application Illustrator on a machine with windows 7 64 bit running in a domain environment.  The download begins and takes about runs for a bout 10 minutes and then stops with error: DF024: impossible to preserve the original in "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator CC 2014\Support Files\Contents\Windows\AdobeLinguistic.dll" file error 32 the process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. SEQ (1352)

  I am logged on as network administrator, and there is no other apps except a web browser (Chrome) running.  There is no other users logged in to the machine.

  How can I see what another process is using the file necessary so that I can fix it?

  Thank you

  MelissaB34 if you continue to face the difficulties of installation, you can also try to use the CC cleanup tool to help ensure a clean removal of the software.  You can find more information, as well as a link to download the CC cleaning tool, to use the CC cleaning tool to resolve installation problems. CC, CS3 - CS6 - http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/cs5-cleaner-tool-installation-problems.html.

• I can't access all the files on my computer, the window that ask to OPEN WITH the keep on poping up upward

  It just happened today while I was browsing the internet. now I can't access all the programs. ask (open with..)

  for example outlook express or any other... my anti virus support said it is not a virus... could be updated to hp that does not fit my computer? no idea

  what I can do. I have a lot of important information on the computer, I can't lose

  appreciate the help

  Start in safe mode / networking if it works. Then download malwarebytes to day then do a full scan

• RunDLL__Error C:\windows\system32\sshnas.dll___The loading process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.

  When I start windows Vista, I get the error message:

  RunDLL
  Error loading C:\windows\system32\sshnas.dll

  The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.

  How can I fix?

  Hello

  It is the result of malware, then do a very thorough check and when the system is
  clean see the following message to remove this error.

  If you need search malware here's my recommendations - they will allow you to
  scrutiny and the withdrawal without ending up with a load of spyware programs running
  resident who can cause as many questions as the malware and may be more difficult to detect as the
  cause.

  No one program cannot be used to detect and remove any malware. Added that often easy
  to detect malicious software often comes with a much harder to detect and remove the payload. Then
  its best to be thorough than paying the high price later now too. Check with them to one
  extreme overkill point and then run the cleaning only when you are sure that the system is clean.

  It can be made repeatedly in Mode safe - F8 tap that you start, however, you must also run
  the regular windows when you can.

  Download malwarebytes and scan with it, run MRT and add Prevx to be sure that he is gone.
  (If Rootkits run UnHackMe)

  Download - SAVE - go to where you put it-right on - click RUN AS ADMIN

  Malwarebytes - free
  http://www.Malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free

  Run the malware removal tool from Microsoft

  Start - type in the search box-> find MRT top - right on - click RUN AS ADMIN.

  You should get this tool and its updates via Windows updates - if necessary, you can
  Download it here.

  Download - SAVE - go to where you put it-right on - click RUN AS ADMIN
  (Then run MRT as shown above.)

  Microsoft Malicious - 32-bit removal tool
  http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=AD724AE0-E72D-4F54-9AB3-75B8EB148356&displaylang=en

  Microsoft Malicious removal tool - 64 bit
  http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=585D2BDE-367F-495e-94E7-6349F4EFFC74&displaylang=en

  also install Prevx to be sure that it is all gone.

  Download - SAVE - go to where you put it-right on - click RUN AS ADMIN

  Prevx - Home - free - small, fast, exceptional CLOUD protection, working with others
  security programs. It is a single scanner, VERY EFFICIENT, if it finds something to come back
  here or use Google to see how to remove.
  http://www.prevx.com/   <-->
  http://info.prevx.com/downloadcsi.asp?prevx=Y  <-->

  Choice of PCmag editor - Prevx-
  http://www.PCMag.com/Article2/0, 2817,2346862,00.asp

  Try the demo version of Hitman Pro:

  Hitman Pro is a second scanner reviews, designed to save your computer from malicious software
  (viruses, Trojans, rootkits, etc.). who infected your computer despite safe
  what you have done (such as antivirus, firewall, etc.).
  http://www.SurfRight.nl/en/hitmanpro

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  If necessary here are some free online scanners to help the

  http://www.eset.com/onlinescan/

  -----------------------------------

  Original version is now replaced by the Microsoft Safety Scanner
  http://OneCare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm

  Microsoft safety scanner
  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx

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  http://www.Kaspersky.com/virusscanner

  Other tests free online
  http://www.Google.com/search?hl=en&source=HP&q=antivirus+free+online+scan&AQ=f&OQ=&AQI=G1

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  Also follow these steps for the General corruption of cleaning and repair/replace damaged/missing
  system files.

  Run DiskCleanup - start - all programs - Accessories - System Tools - Disk Cleanup

  Start - type this into the search-> find COMMAND to top box and RIGHT CLICK-
  RUN AS ADMIN

  Enter this at the command prompt - sfc/scannow

  How to analyze the log file entries that the Microsoft Windows Resource Checker
  (SFC.exe) program generates in Windows Vista cbs.log
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/928228

  Run checkdisk - schedule it to run at the next startup, then apply OK then restart your way.

  How to run the check disk at startup in Vista
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/67612-check-disk-Chkdsk.html

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  If we find Rootkits use this thread and other suggestions. (Run UnHackMe)

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/InternetExplorer/thread/a8f665f0-C793-441A-a5b9-54b7e1e7a5a4/

  I hope this helps.

  Rob - bicycle - Mark Twain said it is good.

• Error: "the process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process." when treid to install the device driver

  Original title: Windows cannot install the drivers

  I had a lot of trouble installing the drivers on my Windows computer.  I went straight in the Device Manager and deleted the devices I tried to install and reinstalled them, I went into safe mode, I got Windows to run the console and only the basic process and run from there Device Manager... no matter what I do the same mistake.

  "The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process".

  Even after a restore of the system, he did this, and I don't know what to do anymore.  Only devices that have been previously installed work.

  What's more important install my Blackberry software because my phone is broken.  The software cannot detect my phone because the drivers have not been installed.  Most of the devices I can use with Linux (I have Windows Vista and Ubuntu running on the same computer), but RIM don't make Blackberry for Linux software, so I have to do it on Windows.

  Hi paco2012,
   
  1. did you of recent changes on the computer?
  2. how many user accounts you have on the computer?
   
  Try these steps and check the result.
  Step 1: Install the driver as an administrator
  a. shut down the computer runs.
  b. start the computer and the connection as an administrator.
  c. find the driver configuration file, right-click on the file and click "Run as Administrator".
  d. follow the instructions in the wizard to install the driver.
  e. restart the computer once the driver is installed.
   
  Step 2: Try to install the driver to boot either by disabling all non-Microsoft programs
  a. open the article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135
  b. Article, follow "step 1: perform a clean boot."
  c. restart the computer.
  d. install the driver and verify the result.
  e. follow "step 7: reset the computer to start as usual.
   
  Kind regards
  Syed - Microsoft technical support.
  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• Can't access the files from the HARD drive of any account on the windows computer 7

  Hello

  When I tried to connect my Western digital external hard drive to a 32-bit desktop P 3 with a Windows XP SP1, then this HARD drive is not detected. Then I tried to copy his WD driver ITS a USB Flash drive, then isntalled all the WD HARD drive was always plugged into my computer. After that, the HARD drive was identified by computer and appear in my computer. As I thought that this folder has been created by the installation of the driver, did not exist on my HARD drive before connected to the desktop computer.

  When I plugged my WD HDDagain to my laptop HP with Windows 7 SP1 64 bit and I tried open this folder, and then the main folder only opened without facing access denied, however, access to all of its subfolders, and the files inside it has been declined.

  In addition, althoguh the username admin Curernet "Mohammad" can open the folder of human "83f04ce083fb03083bb88e50", as shown in the screenshot above, it can not access all of the subfolders, files in the main folder, and to access, I will need to use the scecurity tab. Thus, it would be absolute nonsense, if I want to have access to all of the subfolders, I will need to use the security for each tab.

  How do I gain access to all of the subfolders with use of the Security tab once the time (i.e. as long as all subfolders are inside the main folder, then simply use the main folder security tab?

  

  As long as the current username "Mohammad" can open the folder of "83f04ce083fb03083bb88e50" man, "Mohammad" is so allowed system to have access to the main folder as shown in the screenshot above, then I think that the username 'Mohammad' will have to reach all subfolders as well. However, when you try to open any subfolder or file, then the current user 'Mohammad' name could not have access to all of the subfolders in the main folder and all subfolders or files opening gave me this error below (screenshots below)

  

  

  I tried to remove this main folder, however, each time, I found myself with a loop "you need permission SYSTEM to make changes to this file.

  

  Original title: file access denied

  Groan.  It is so easy to fix, and you should have gotten a lot better support now.  Surprisingly, the worst suggestion came directly from the "Microsoft Support Engineer" Reda Singh, his suggestion potentially compromising the security of your computer while doing absolutely nothing to solve the problem.  Fortunately, it seems like you didn't do something quite right and so the script was not run.

  First of all, let me explain why this difficult access occurs in the first place.  Originally, you had three 'users' granted access to training, SYSTEM, Administrators, and Mohammad.  SYSTEM allows Windows to read your disk, and retrieve things like its label.  It can also allow your antivirus software to access the drive.  Because this OPTION is enabled, Administrators is not accomplish anything, even if you are an administrator.  As long as this OPTION is enabled, this permission only works for programs, that you manually raised to run as administrator.  This leaves access to the drive depend on the last entry, Mohammad.  The problem is the SID behind Mohammad is only good on the computer, it was created, so if you connect this HARD drive on another computer, no access is allowed!  Enter the security on the other computer dialog box, you can either see something "could not read permissions" or you will see the SYSTEM, directorsand a third entry with a long series of numbers.  It's your first computer Mohammad , and it will not work on another computer.

  It is not surprising that you're facing this problem because you are using the drive on multiple computers, which is running XP that is not UAC.  Here's how to unlock a storage drive (in Windows 7) so that it can be normally accessed in any PC without any permissions problem:

  1. Press [Windows] (or click on the circles to start), and then type "user account control".
  2. In the search results, click on "change user account control settings."
  3. Drag the slider to "never notify".
  4. Click [OK] to confirm the changes and restart your computer.
  5. Open Windows Explorer, right-click on the affected drive, and then click Properties -> Security (tab)-> [Advanced]-> owner (tab)-> [change].
  6. You should be on a dialog box that asks what you want to change the owner.  Click on Administrators.
  7. Check Replace owner of subcontainers and objects, and click [OK].  Windows should start processing all the files on the disc.  This may take a few minutes.
  8. When it's done, click [OK] to close the property message and then close out of all other dialog boxes.
  9. In Windows Explorer, click the drive affected again, and then click Properties -> Security (tab)-> [Advanced]-> [edit permissions].
  10. Now in the dialog box Advanced security settings , click the button [delete] repeatedly to remove all permission entries.
  11. Add SYSTEM and grant full control.
      1. Click on [Add...].
      2. Type 'SYSTEM' and press [Enter].
      3. Check full control in the allow column and press [Enter].
  12. Add Administrators and grant full control.
  13. Add users and grant Full control.
  14. In the dialog box Advanced security settings , you should have three entrances of permissions: SYSTEM Administratorsand users, all granted full control.  Check "Replace all permissions of child object with permissions inheritable from this object" and click [OK].
  15. Click [Yes] to confirm the replacement of permissions.  Again, Windows start to process all files on the disk, which may take a few minutes.
  16. When he finishes, close to all the dialog boxes and check that all records are now accessible.  You may have to refresh (or close and reopen) explore to see the changes.
  17. Assuming that it worked, we will re-enable UAC to reduce the vulnerability of temporary security, that we created earlier.  Press [Windows] and then type 'user account control '.
  18. In the search results, click on "change user account control settings."
  19. Drag the slider to the position below the top (position #2, by default).
  20. Click [OK] and restart your computer.  Now, the files remain accessible.

  This should straighten the permissions of your disk storage so that you can use it again.  You may need to empty the trash on this drive after changing permissions.

  Don't do this procedure on your C:\ drive, it will seriously reduce the security of your Windows installation.  This is for the readers of storage only.  If you need access to a specific file that you created to C:\, you can safely do the steps above on this issue, but never on the C:\ drive itself.  Please note that when you perform this procedure on a folder instead of a hard drive, you will need to replace this step #10:

  10. now in the dialog box Advanced security settings , uncheck the box "Include permissions can be inherited from the parent to this object" and click [delete] to confirm.  If some permission entries remain, click [Remove] until they are all gone.

  The concept is the same in Windows Vista, even if the exact steps differ from the foregoing at least Windows 8.  In Windows 8, you must also disable UAC with a registry tweak because, unlike Windows 7, UAC remains on even when the value of "Never notify", giving rise to all sorts of problems in Explorer tries to work with file permissions.

  Oh and to answer one other question I saw you ask from the beginning: this folder of the .net Framework was created by .net Framework Installer.  He breaks all the rules and frustrating unpacks his junk everywhere where it feels like.  I got it decompress on a front SD card, making the installation would take forever.  After installing the .net Framework, you probably disconnected the drive before restarting your computer, so these files let me.  Or the installation crashed and started you again.  Meanwhile, installs the failure left its Temp files behind.  It was supposed to remove the folder when the installation is complete.  You can remove safely as the folder manually.

• executable files: cannot access the file because it is being used by another process

  Hello
  I created a file named test.bat on my desk
  baptized "test.bat" and sent the notebook, wrote "REM" and recorded.
  so, I closed my notebook and reopened, has added another "REM" and saved the file again.
  then I tried to rename, move the file to another folder and delete
  everything went without any problems.

  But if I create the file and run it, the command prompt will appear for a while and then disappear.
  I can rename or move the file without any problem,
  But if I try to edit the file in Notepad, I get this error:

  The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.

  and the file is not saved.

  also, if I try to delete the file, it seems to be deleted until I press F5, the file appears again.
  When you try to rename/move this new file, I get another error:

  File Access Denied

  You need permission to perform this action

  You need the permission of the administrator of the computer to make changes
  in this file

  It seems the file is opened (or if I choose to delete) after a few minutes, then it is not if I try to access
  the file (I kept pressing F5 every few seconds for 15 minutes and the file is missing)

  the problem appears if occuar with any file name, anywhere, not just the office or home by car, not even on the same disk,
  while I had no problem when I started in an old installation of windows xp and repeat the same steps.

  I tried to use the sysinternals utility handle, that's what I have:

  After creating test.bat:
  C:\Users\User>handle test.bat

  Copyright (C) 1997-2013 Mark Russinovich
  Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com

  No found the corresponding handle.

  After you run test.bat:

  C:\Users\User>handle test.bat

  Handle v3.51
  Copyright (C) 1997-2013 Mark Russinovich
  Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com

  System pid: 4 type: file A18: C:\Users\User\Desktop\t
  EST.bat

  has obtained the result above after attempting to remove test.bat also.

  After the creation of othertest.bat:

  C:\Users\User>handle othertest.bat

  Copyright (C) 1997-2013 Mark Russinovich
  Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com

  No found the corresponding handle.

  After execution of othertest.bat:

  C:\Users\User>handle othertest.bat

  Handle v3.51
  Copyright (C) 1997-2013 Mark Russinovich
  Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com

  System pid: 4 type: BD0 file: C:\Users\User\Desktop\o
  thertest.bat

  After you rename the othertest.bat:

  C:\Users\User>handle othertest.bat

  Copyright (C) 1997-2013 Mark Russinovich
  Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com

  No found the corresponding handle.

  C:\Users\User>handle renamedtest.bat

  Handle v3.51
  Copyright (C) 1997-2013 Mark Russinovich
  Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com

  System pid: 4 type: BD0 file: C:\Users\User\Desktop\r
  enamedtest.bat

  the also occuars when I run any .exe file and delete it after its finished running, I deleted
  the handle.exe and the handle64.exe after the test above and at the same time returned when I updated their records.

  can someone help me?
  IAM using Windows 7 ultimate 64-bit.
  Thank you.

  I struggled with this VERY ENNUYANT thing for a long time on a Windows Server 2008 R2.

  Just found the answer:

  http://superuser.com/questions/260375/why-would-system-continue-locking-executable-file-handles-after-the-app-has-exit

  Activation of the service 'Application Experience' does the trick for me.

  If I got paid for every minute spent dealing with the mysteries of Microsoft... No, wait! Paid!

  Thank you Microsoft!

• Data on the iMac, but can not access the files.

  Hi all

  I have a iMac Core 2 Duo (3.33, 21.5 inches) since end 2009, running 10.6.8 Snow Leopard and I'm trying to recover some files that seem to be there, but I can not access it due to an update of the unfinished software.

  A few years back, I tried the Mavericks update using an external hard drive as the boot drive (at that time there I ran 10.6.7 Lion), installation is never ending and I accidentally deleted this file to start on the outside, so I ended up coming back to his moose BONE, 10.6.8 Snow Leopard.

  He seems to resemble a new install of Snow Leopard, except my old files (about 350 GB) still live on this subject, but I can not access all of the files, or does not even appear in the Finder.

  Would appreciate any advice or tips on how to do to recover my invisible files. Thank you!

  Do you see the drive in disk utility?

  1. Connect the external drive
  2. If it has external power supply, make sure that that is connected
  3. If the external hard drive has a power button, make sure that it is set to
  4. Goto docking station
  5. Click on finder
  6. Goto menu bar
  7. Click the menu go
  8. Choose utility
  9. Double-click disk utility

  The drive will appear in the left column of the disk utility?

  If the answer is Yes, if you click on the drive, and then click on check, what disk utility say?

• I can't access the files under a specific user name, no password

  original title: access files

  Received the infamous "blue screen" error  Installed new hard drive and Windows XP Pro.  Installed old drive "blue screen" in a "pregnant" so I could access the files.  Only problem is that I can't access the files under a specific user name, no password.  All of the suggestions.

  In a situation like yours, you need to "Take Ownership" files that you can access on your old disk:

  "How appropriate a file or a folder in Windows XP"
    <>http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/308421 >

  HTH,
  JW

• I want to save my outlook.pst file but get the following error message:-impossible to copy outlook: the process cannot access the file because another process has locked a portion of the file.

  I want to save my outlook.pst file but get the following error message:-impossible to copy outlook: the process cannot access the file because another process has locked a portion of the file. How can I unlock it please?

  You have Outlook open when you save? You need to close.

  Hope this helps

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• System 32 error (0x00000020): "the process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.". The operation to open the file will fail with error - 1032 (0xfffffbf8(JET_errFileAccessDenied))"

  Original title: svchost (1020)

  Event type: error
  Event source: ESENT
  Event category: general
  Event ID: 490
  Date: 2010-10-19
  Time: 14:51:34
  User: n/a
  Computer: ROB
  Description:
  Svchost (1020) an attempt to open the file "C:\WINDOWS\system32\CatRoot2\{127D0A1D-4EF2-11D1-8608-00C04FC295EE}\catdb" for read / write access failed with the error System 32 (0x00000020): "the process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.".  The operation to open the file will fail with error - 1032 (0xfffffbf8(JET_errFileAccessDenied)).

  For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

  Hi Robrw,

  1. when exactly you receive this error?

  2. don't you make changes to the computer before this problem?

  You can try to rename the catroot2 folder and check if it helps.

  Step 1:

  a. Click Start and in run type C:\windows\system32 and click ok

  b. find the Catroot2 folder. Right-click on Catroot2 and rename it to Catroot2.old

  If you are not able to do the normal mode, try to start in safe mode and rename

  Check out the link for more information on starting your computer in SafeMode below:

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/315222

  Step 2:

  If you are unable to access the catroot2 folder, and then try to change the permissions on the files and check if it helps.

  See the following article:

  How to capture a file or a folder in Windows XP

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/308421

  Step 3:

  You can also try to temporarily disable third-party security software and firewalls and check what is happening.

  Note: Activate the security software after the resolution of the problem.

  Hope this information is useful.

  Jeremy K
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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