Folder/file decryption on windows 7
Hi everyone Am currently running win7 and I happened to encrypt my disk (D:) which is my secondary drive using the method of "right-click>properties>security>My PC>deny.... and so on. So when I repeated the same process and this time decrypted using allow, it opened. But the folders in (D:) did not decrypt. so I have to manually decrypt each folder using the properties method and when the folder opens, the files in it and sub-folders need the same manual process of decryption. Can anyone help me find an easier and faster way to decrypt these files instead of using my slower method of Properties>security...? I shall be more than relieved. SAM
July 30th, 2010 12:48pm

Hi, Usually, when you change permissions for a folder, you can right-click->properties->security. Then click Advanced button. In the “Permissions” tab, click the button “Change Permissions”. After you change the permissions, check the box “Replace all child object permission with inheritable permission from this object". Click OK. If this does not work, we can use Takeown.exe instead. In earlier versions of Windows there were no command-line tools to take ownership of files or folders. You needed to use the Security tab in the file or folder properties to change the ownership of an item. Windows 7 and Windows Vista include a command-line tool named Takeown.exe that can be used from an admin Command Prompt to change the ownership of a file system object easily. Open an elevated Command Prompt window. To do so, click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as Administrator. Type the following command to take ownership of the drive first and press ENTER: takeown /f <foldername> /r /d y (Replace the text <filename> with D:\ in our situation.) Then to assign the Administrators group Full Control Permissions for the folder, use this syntax: icacls <foldername> /grant administrators:F /T The /T parameter is added so that the operation is carried out through all the sub-directories and files within that folder. Please tell us if you encounter any issues. Regards, Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.
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August 3rd, 2010 1:18pm

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