Windows 10: It looks like you don't have permission to view this file [Windows 10 Build 19044]

First: this is a recent clean install of Windows - considering the headache it's already been are we end users the beta testers now? I'll get a Mac before I re-install Windows 10. A re-install is off the table, repair only if justified.Prior to re-installing Windows I had no problems with folder/file permissions. These folders were and are on the same drives separate from my system drive. Now, a few of those folders became locked off from me. I attempted troubleshooting by taking ownership of those folders. That has been successful - to a degree. I can now open those folders.What I haven't b

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Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

Windows 10 permissions...

Ok so I feel officially dumb I am trying to copy my steam library to my NAS. Both are on windows 10 pro and both have full control in the file manager. Neither windows nor fast copy will allow me to copy, both list a permissions error? This was never an issue with windows 7...so first off thank you microsoft god forbid I want to back up my data, second off what the heck do I need to do to make this work. All I could fine online was to set full control and that obviously didn't help.

Also robocopy doesn't apparently work with network locations?

 

It looks like you don't have permission to view this file. Check the permissions and try again

Hi,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

We understand the difficulties you are facing with the Photo App, while accessing the photos from the external drive. In order to get clarity and to assist you accordingly, please reply with the answers to the questions below.

• Did you try to access the photos from a different PC using Photo app?
  
• What is the Windows 10 version and Build installed?(Type
  winver in Windows search/Run command)
  
• What is the version of the Photo App installed?
  

However, we would suggest you to perform these methods.

Method 1: Steps to reset the app and then check if you are able to access the photos.

1. Press Windows + I key from the keyboard to open Windows
   Settings.
   
2. Then select Apps and click on
   Apps & features from the left pane.
   
3. Select the Photo App from the list and click on
   Advanced Option.
   
4. On the page that opens with information about the app, select
   Reset.
   
5. Restart the PC and then try to access photos on the external drive using Photo App.
   

Method 2: As you have mentioned that there are over 100GB of data, let us try a test on a sample folder and then proceed.

1. Create a folder on the external hard drive. Copy few picture files to the folder.
   
2. Try accessing this folder from Photos app.
   
3. If you are getting the same error, give full permissions to only the folder. Follow method 3.
   

Method 3:
give permission to the newly created folder in the external drive.

1. Right click on the folder created in the external drive, then select
   properties,
   
2. Select security tab and click
   Advanced.
   
3. The window that pops up should show the current owner. Click "Change." The "Select User or Group" pop up box appears.
   
4. In the text box, type in
   everyone, and hit the "Check Names" button. Your name will be replaced with everyone and then click
   OK.
   
5. The box disappears, sending you back to the Advanced Security Settings window.
   
6. A new tick box appears below owner, with the text "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects". Select this tick box.
   
7. Also select the tick box "Replace all child object permission entries with inheritable permission entries from this object",
   
8. Make sure that "everyone" appears on the Permission entries window, if not, click add. The same box that appears in step 4 shows up again. Type everyone, click "Check Names"
   and then "OK"
   
9. Hit Apply.
   

We await your response.

Aditya Roy

Microsoft Community – Moderator