I have some hard disks from other defunct computers that I want to use for storage. I have the hardware to hook the disks up to my computer, and I can easily access the disks, so everything is working -- except for cleaning off the "junk" from the disks. Windows and program folders and such that are given security levels to prevent accidentally compromising the OS, programs, and such.
So, I go into the folder properties -> security -> and so on -> until I can claim ownership of these folders, and that seems to work successfully. Then I try to give myself (and "Everyone", too) full control over these folders, the OS goes through the process of changing security and such. When all of that is done, and I think I have given myself full control so I can delete things, I try to delete things and it tells me that I need to get permission from myself to delete these folders. This warning message shows that the owner has clearly changed (I can even go in and give "Everyone" ownership and it will come back telling me that I need to get permission from Everyone to delete the folder). The list of permissions claims that I (and Everyone) has full control, but I must somehow be failing to convince Windows that I have permission to delete folders.
Anybody with enough experience with this sort of thing have any idea what I am missing so I can give myself permission to do stuff on these drives?
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