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Unable to access private folder in xp

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by athinagr

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Story: after a big crash of the system files i was reinstall windows xp with the same user informations. from the previous installation the folder document's and setting's was ok.
inside this was a private folder with all my document's . After the new installation i cant access this folder, the message is (access denied) i cant move it nor copy it ! the cacls dosnt work either. Any suggestion to take my files ????

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by mert gülsoy (mgulsoy

each nt system all users have a class-id like user id's and all user's are different. That secured directory has an old user id. try to take ownership of that directory and change the security settings

by yuss

Was your private folder encrypted? If it was you are in trouble. As a lesson, make sure all your users export their encryption key and recovery keys, and store them in a safe place. If you encrypted the folder, there is no way to get to that information. taking ownership will not help.

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