Windows 10: File owner changes

Discus and support File owner changes in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; I backup my files to a USB on another PC and the owner changes to a long string (S-1-5-21-2070691468-2192114673-407588093-1001) - what's going on???... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by rdwray, Mar 1, 2021.

  1. RDWRAY
    rdwray Win User

    File owner changes


    I backup my files to a USB on another PC and the owner changes to a long string (S-1-5-21-2070691468-2192114673-407588093-1001) - what's going on???

    :)
     
    rdwray, Mar 1, 2021
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  2. SKIFF640
    Skiff640 Win User

    Excel changes the owner of file during save


    I just duplicated the problem with a brand new Excel file that had nothing to do with the old XP machine ...
    • Signed in as the original owner who is in the administrator group
    • Created a new Excel file in the same folder as above
    • Edited the file with Excel as the original owner ... saved
    • Checked ownership and permissions. Everything looks OK, including the inherited permissions from the folder
    • Signed off
    • Signed on as a second user who is not in the Administrator group
    • Edited the the file with Excel as the second user ... saved the file with changes
    • Signed off
    • Signed on as the original owner
    • Checked ownership and permissions. The ownership of the file has changed to the second user.

    The original and second users are the exact same users described in the post above. Uggghhh ...

    Clueless in Houston ...
     
    Skiff640, Mar 1, 2021
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  3. BRINK
    Brink Win User
    Brink, Mar 1, 2021
    #3
  4. SKIFF640
    Skiff640 Win User

    File owner changes

    Excel changes the owner of file during save


    When Excel saves my workbook file, it changes the NTFS ownership of the file to the user account that is using Excel. I need it to allow the data to be changed within the workbook, but not change the file's ownership. Any ideas?

    • Windows 10 Pro ... clean recent install ... all updates are current
    • Office 2010 (Excel) ... clean recent install ... all updates are current
    • The original owner of Excel file is in the Administrator group
    • Excel user is not in the Administrator group
    • Excel user has the following inherited permissions to the file, through a group, inherited down from the folder in which it resides:
    Modify
    Read and execute
    Read
    Write
    • Excel user does not have the following permissions. I checked this in Properties using the "Effective Access" feature:
    Full Control
    Change permissions
    Take ownership

    The only unusual thing is the Excel file came from an XP machine. I don't see how that would affect anything but ...

    Any help with this would be greatly appreciated ... I tried everything I can think of, and have searched this forum and the internet without success.

    Thanks
     
    Skiff640, Mar 1, 2021
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