Windows 10: Claimed ownership of old HDD User folder multiple times, still can't open it

The best I've gotten is the properties displaying that the folder weighs 0 bytes. I can see all the file trees while taking ownership, but it never does anything. Most info out there seems to be outdated, referencing dialogs that no longer exist. There is no error message. Nothing happens upon attempting to open the folder.

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After clean install of Windows 10, how do I cleanly take ownership of my old Users folder?

Hi,

The scenario:

• After major problems with Windows 10, the OS became corrupted and I was finally forced to do a clean install from a bootable USB that I created using the Media Creation Tool.
• Under my previous Windows installation, I had relocated my user-folder to a separate HDD to conserve space.
• I also made a backup of my personal files (created by the "Back up and Restore (Windows 7)" tool which comes with Windows 10 (found in Control panel) before making the clean install. However, Backup skipped several files because it does not backup files
  which reside on the same disk as where the backup is saved.
• I performed the clean install by creating a local user account which I named identically to my old setup (so my user folder got named identically), and I then connected this local user account to my MS account. Windows displays itself as "Activated" in
  Control Panel / System and Security / System.

I would like to:

• Again relocate my users folder to my HDD (my SSD is too small to accommodate it)
• Re-claim ownership of my old user-folder on the HDD
• Link OneDrive & Dropbox to the already existing Onedrive/Dropbox-folders within my old User-folder

I understand that it is possible to take ownership of my old user-folder, but I'm not good with Windows permissions and SID's and I'm uncertain how to do this cleanly so that I won't cause some unexpected trouble down the road. I would like the User-folder
in the same state as if I had performed an in-place upgrade preserving my personal files.

Many thanks in advance!

 

HDD Corrupt ?

Hi,

There are many possible reasons this issue is happening. We'd like to ask few questions below:

• What is the brand name of you Hard Disk Drive?
  
• How old is the HDD?
  

Since you already tried multiple troubleshooting steps, we suggest visiting the manufacturer's website. Find and download a hard drive diagnostic software to help resolve the issue.

Let us know how it goes.

 

Cannot take ownership of external HDD(permissions complications)

Hi,

When you take\change Ownership, the is a box to check right under where the Owner is listed to apply to folders and subfolders...

You may have missed that step... I will include the steps I use for this...

Use at your own risk...

Change Ownership and add OwnerName as a USER

Select Security Tab and then ADVANCED at the bottom.

Here you can edit the permissions for existing users and\or add another..

Click "CHANGE" next to Owner at the top of the window...

Select...

1) Advanced

2) Find Now

3) Select User from list...Your user name, or any you want to add.

4) check the box "Replace Owner On Subcontainers and Objects"

5) Hit "Apply"

　

Close out of all of the open windows and start over with the Advanced button...

1) select "ADD" near the bottom

2) select "Select A Principal" at the top...

3) Advanced

4) Find Now

5) Select User from list...Your user name, or any you want to add.

6) Give the new user\owner full permissions...

7) Do Not check the box "Include Inheritable Permissions From This Object's Parent""

8) Select "Apply"...