My laptop died and I had to get another one. I had data that I need to get off the drive so I hooked it up through a USB drive. However, when I try to take control of the user directory, I get a message saying that I cannot see the contents of the drive and several cannot change permissions messages. It will not let me change the permissions. What is the best way to get to the data.

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Hi, Thank for posting in Microsoft TechNet Forum. Based on my understanding, you want to move user directory to your USB drive, but the old laptop don’t allow you to do this. in this situation, you could try to take the ownership of this folder, please refer to: Take Ownership of a File or Folder Hope it helps. Regards, Alex Zhao TechNet Subscriber Support in forum. If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.comPlease 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.

Hi, Thank for posting in Microsoft TechNet Forum. If you need further assistance, please feel free to let me know. Regards, Alex Zhao TechNet Subscriber Support in forum. If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.comPlease 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.