Windows 10: How can I get Read permissions for all subfolders and files in a folder at once?

I have an old corrupt Windows folder that I am trying to delete from a hard drive. This is what the permissions settings for the folder looks like:



As you can see, both administrators and users have full control, applying to "This folder, subfolders, and files", allowing me to delete the folder and its contents.


However, when I go to the properties page of a subfolder or file in this folder, I see this:



and when I click "Advanced" to go to the same permissions page as in my first image, it looks like this:



Now, obviously I know that I can click continue here to get access to Read permissions for this single file. Unfortunately, this folder has over 200,000 files in it, so doing this individually for each file and folder one by one is not an option.


How can I get Read permissions for EVERYTHING in this folder at once, without having to go through each file one by one?


Do not suggest formatting the hard drive, or any other workaround that does not directly answer the exact question I am asking. The exact question I am asking, for which I want a direct answer, is "How I can get Read permissions for every subfolder and file in a folder at once?".

:)

 

How to Customize File Sharing Permissions to Create/Modify/Delete FILES... but not FOLDERS?

Hello. I need to customize a shared folder on my network so that one user (Reba) can create, append, modify, delete all FILES within that folder and subfolders... but Reba should not be able to create or delete the FOLDERS.

I've tested various configurations, and the closest I've been able to come is to create
TWO sets of Advanced permissions for Reba:

1. The first instance of Reba, is ALLOWED, applied to "This folders and subfolders,"

• Traverse folder / execute file
• List folder / read data
• Read attributes
• Read extended attributes
• Create files / write data
• Write attributes
• Write extended attributes
• Delete subfolders and files
• Read permissions

But Reba is DENIED permissions of:

• Full control
• Create folders / append data
• Delete
• Change permissions
• Take ownership

2. The second instance of Reba, is ALLOWED, applied to "Files Only:"

• Traverse folder / execute file
• List folder / read data
• Read attributes
• Read extended attributes
• Create files / write data
• Create folders / append data
• Write attributes
• Write extended attributes
• Delete subfolders and files
• Delete
• Read permissions

But Reba is DENIED permissions of:

• Full control
• Change permissions
  
• Take ownership

The above configuration does deny Reba the ability to create folders/subfolders... but ALLOWs her to delete folders (which I do NOT want her to be able to do).

 

Need help customizing file share permissions: User can manipulate FILES, but not folders.

Hello. I need to customize a shared folder on my network so that one user (Reba) can create, append, modify, delete all FILES within that folder and subfolders... but Reba should not be able to create or delete the FOLDERS.

The closest I've been able to come is to create TWO sets of Advanced permissions for Reba. When tested, this configuration (shown below) does allow Reba to manipulate files and correctly denies her the
ability to create folders/subfolders... but it incorrectly ALLOWs her to delete folders (which I do NOT want her to be able to do).

Also... I wasn't sure what to do with the options to "Only apply these permissions to objects and/or containers within this container."

1. The first instance of Reba, is ALLOWED, applied to "This folders and subfolders,"

• Traverse folder / execute file
• List folder / read data
• Read attributes
• Read extended attributes
• Create files / write data
• Write attributes
• Write extended attributes
• Delete subfolders and files
• Read permissions
  

But Reba is DENIED permissions of:

• Full control
• Create folders / append data
• Delete
• Change permissions
• Take ownership

2. The second instance of Reba, is ALLOWED, applied to "Files Only:"

• Traverse folder / execute file
• List folder / read data
• Read attributes
• Read extended attributes
• Create files / write data
• Create folders / append data
• Write attributes
• Write extended attributes
• Delete subfolders and files
• Delete
• Read permissions

But Reba is DENIED permissions of:

• Full control
• Change permissions
  
• Take ownership

Does anyone know how to fix this so that Reba is NOT able to delete folders?

Thanks!!!

 

No permissions

Hi,

I would suggest you to right click on the user's folder for your profile and check if the permissions shows as "read only'. If this is the case, it might be causing the issue. In this case, I would suggest you to go to C:\User folder, right click on the
folder with your username and follow these steps:

• Open the properties of the main user profile folder where the files are located (such as Documents, Pictures, etc).
  
• Go to the Security tab and click Advanced.
• Check the box at the bottom of this window. It is labeled "Replace all child object permissions with inheritable permissions from this object" and then click Ok.
  

This does a one-time action that replaces the security on all the files/subfolders. It’s one-time, so you won’t find that box checked if you peek at it later. Try these steps and let us know the results for further assistance.