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PROBLEM TO COPY DATA

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by yellowmax_sonu

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Remove admin password from User "My Documents" folder
I replaced the hard drive on my laptop before removing the admin password, installed new hard drive and put old hard drive in external case. Installed Windows XP and everything is great....

Except, I cannot access the document folder on the old hard drive (now in external case)to copy files over. Can access hard drive, just not the specific "My Documents" file under my old user name as access is denied due to original password

Any suggestions, short of replacing old hard drive which I can't since I deleted most of original windows xp installlation before discovering I couldn't access the folder with all my documents.

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by cmiller5400

Take ownership of the folder and documents, then change the security to what you need. If the files were encrypted with EFS, unless you made a backup of the private key, you are hosed. Sorry.

by oh smeg

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As stated above if the Files are encrypted with Windows EFS go to your Backup of the Files and Encryption Key to recover them as they will no longer be readable on this HDD.

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