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Andrew just wants to open his files on Windows 10 (programming.dev)

submitted 4 months ago by starman@programming.dev to c/programmerhumor@lemmy.ml

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https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/windows-10-why-dont-i-have-permission-to-open-my/6f33e814-3cc6-4ce6-993c-dffcf1bb5b75

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[–] computerscientistII@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago

As far as I remember the secret is to log in as admin and change the ownership of the files to yourself, then change permissions and then do whatever the f you want with the files.