Re: [Thinkpad] Can't copy some files from C: (mounted as USB external elsewhere)

Hello,

I would suggest trying the XCACLS.VBS script a try. It won't make any
changes to the files, just to the permissions on them. If you are
concerned about that, you can image the disk and work with the image.

Regards

Aryeh Goretsky

At 10:00 AM 1/20/2007, you wrote:
>Message: 8
>Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 12:32:47 -0500
>From: awebber@wwwebbers.com
>Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Can't copy some files from C: (mounted as USB
> external elsewhere)
>To: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
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>[I hope it's okay to consolidate all the replies into one message. =aw]
>
>Thank you everyone for the replies and suggestions. I've tried
>some, will try the others, but it looks to me like it the problem
>might actually be a memory problem, and the bad HD a symptom (which,
>yes, is what Bruce predicted ;)).
>
>I copied everything I could from the HD (as N: on this desktop), but
>Documents & Settings shows about 45Gb total and it's short 40Gb of
>that. :( The "Andrew" folder has no "+" beside it. I haven't tried
>all the utilities that were suggested, but if anyone can suggest
>what would be good specifically for this problem, please let me know.
>
>I'd also welcome any other suggestions based on the following answers.
>
>
>goretsky@gmail.com:
>
> >This could be due to a rights issue with the directory in question. One
> >of the things about the NTFS file system (as opposed to the FAT file system)
> >is that it maintains a complex set of permissions which state what sort of
> >access rights a user or a group has to each object on the disk
> volume, called
> >the Access Control List, or ACL for short.
> >
> >Typically, documents which are created by a specific user are owned by them
> >and cannot be accessed by another user unless the permissions are changed
> >on them.
> >
> >To get around this, you need to change ownership of the files. Microsoft
> >provides a script called the Extended Change Access Control List which
> >allows you to do this. More information, including a download link and
> >usage instructions, can be found at:
> >
> > <http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=825751>
> >
> >on Microsoft's support web site.
>
>I didn't get into the ECACL application, I _was_ able to copy files
>under Administrator (sibling of the Andrew folder). Does that
>change the likelihood of this working?
[...snip...]

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Received on Mon Jan 22 03:31:45 2007