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    access windows files after crash?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Johannes33, Jul 12, 2015.

  1. Johannes33

    Johannes33 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Current buggy operating system: windows 7 ultimate, 64 bit

    Hi all.
    I remembered when I had my last windows crash that I could not access my old files.
    My windows crashed. I attached a second HDD and I did a new windows installation on the second HDD. When I booted the second HDD I did not have permission to access my old documents on the first HDD drive so I ended up just formatting over the lot with a little grievance.

    Now my computer is a little buggy. It boots one out of five times so I think it is time to reinstall windows. But this time I would like to keep my files.
    I'm thinking of making the same scheme as last time. Attach a second HDD and boot from it transfer my files that I want to keep to it and reformat the first. But I don't want to end up with the permission problem.
    Thanks for your help!
     
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    Johannes33, Jul 12, 2015
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    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    next time get an external USB drive and store your files that way and that way you don't have to deal with the permissions issue.
     
    thegh0sts, Jul 12, 2015
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    Johannes33 Notebook Enthusiast

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    True. but I was not completely honest. It is about 300Gb of files. and it would be a lot of work. so my first choice would be to repair the current installation and as a fale safe get the permission issue disappear. Also I don't have an external HDD that can take 300GB.
    I could perhaps borrow one or buy one but I rather not.
    I'm running my computer right now and I'm afraid of shutting it down.
    Is there a way to make the permission issue go away?
     
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    KLF NBR Super Modernator Super Moderator

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    Right click on the root folder you want (users\username probably) - then choose properties, security, advanced, owner, take ownership.

    You can't do that on a working installation (take hdd and put it in another compuer) because it will break that windows profile. It works fine on old hdd though.
     
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    Even easier - linux doesn't give a crap about windows permissions. Boot a Lubuntu cd or usb and copy whatever files you like.
     
    Primes, Jul 15, 2015
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    t456 1977-09-05, 12:56:00 UTC

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    Sounds like boot sector corruption. Boot Windows PE (on USB stick) -> ' Fix Boot Problems'.
     
    t456, Jul 15, 2015
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    Thank you all for replying. I used the take ownership method. :)

    I ended up discarding the buggy install. But still I wonder just out of curiosity if there is a way I could have repaired it. I think it was the drivers. I could start in safe mode. which means that with limited amount of drivers the install was ok. I enabled the boot log function under the f8 menu but how could I compare it to a boot log from safe mode? I don't know how to see the boot log in safe mode nor how to build it. does anyone know?

    Thank you for making this a great forum!
     
    Johannes33, Jul 27, 2015
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