Windows 10: strange file permission errors

Not sure what caused the problem, could have been a user profile migration to a domain using ForensIT User Profile Wizard or some pre-existing condition but one user is now having problems with his OneDrive local folder (C:\Users\<username>\OneDrive) permissions.

He is the owner and has full Full Control permission of the file but on multiple files and folders he can not read, delete or copy. he gets " You require permissions from <Domain>\<user> to make changes to this folder" where <domain> and <user> are the same as the currently logged in user. This of course also causes problems syncing with OneDrive.

I have tried many things including taking ownership of C:\Users\<username>\OneDrive and selecting "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects" via the gui, takeown /R /F at command line run as administrator as well as ICACLS * /T /Q /C /RESET and still permissions problems.

enabled built on adminintrator account, made sure UAC was disabled, re-did above steps logged in as built in administrator, still no go.

even Effective Permissions checks show i have Full Control except for Special Permissions, it's greyed out and not checked.

No other users have the same problem, just one bad egg. This is Windows 10 Pro X64

Any advice welcome.

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cannot access file/or permissions

I have a file i need to run on Windows 7 Home Premium. I get the error message saying "Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item."

So I right click and choose Properties to access the permissions but I cannot. In the Security tab I get a message saying, " You do not have permission to view or edit this objects permission settings.".

Next I boot into the Windows 7 Hidden Administrator Mode - and even with this I get all the same error messages.

Please help me as I really need to run This file.

 

Strange File Permissions

To assist you further with your concern, we would suggest that you reset all user permissions to default. Follow the instructions given by Armita M on this

link.

Note: This troubleshooting steps are applicable in all Windows 7 and latest versions.

Let us know how it goes.

Best.

 

Strange File Permissions

Hi,

Your concern indicates that you do not have any permission to the computer even if nobody is using it except you.

We suggest that you check if you are logged in as an administrator through these steps:

• Click Start menu
• Go to Control Panel > User Accounts
• Choose Manage User Accounts.
  

It will have a pop up message asking "Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your PC?" Type your account name and password. If the pop up box accepted your account name and password, create a new Administrator account. Sign out to your current
user account then log in to the your new account.

If the issue still persist, you mentioned earlier that you didn't make any changes before the problem occurs, it is possible that your computer has been infected by a virus or someone hacked it and made changes to it.

Thanks.