Windows 10: Why am I unable to take ownership for this file? Option is greyed out.

Discus and support Why am I unable to take ownership for this file? Option is greyed out. in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; First and foremost, this is not a system file. It's for the Microsoft games I bought from the store that I want to transfer to another drive My C drive... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by CraftyMaelyss., Jun 5, 2022.

  1. Why am I unable to take ownership for this file? Option is greyed out.


    First and foremost, this is not a system file. It's for the Microsoft games I bought from the store that I want to transfer to another drive My C drive is nearly full and I've got a new drive specifically for games and non-vital filesI've gone into properties, security, clicked Advanced, then I see 'Change' besides Administrators and click it. It reopens the same literal window, but Change is now greyed out. This is not a system file, it's for a video game file that I just want to move to another drive. I bought this from the Microsoft Store. I've never had this issue with steam and this abs

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    CraftyMaelyss., Jun 5, 2022
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  2. Permissions greyed out, cannot take ownership.

    Hey guys trying to take control of this folder but the option is greyed out, check attachment !
    I tried taking ownership but it doesn’t work. The option change is greyed out. Is their any way to do this?
    Why am I unable to take ownership for this file? Option is greyed out. [​IMG]
     
    Steven Campoli, Jun 5, 2022
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  3. Unable to take ownership of a folder.


    Hi guys, I am unable to take ownership of a folder with my account which is the only administrator account in my PC.

    Why am I unable to take ownership for this file? Option is greyed out. [​IMG]

    This is the issue that pops up. I took ownership with the above account as shown below.

    Why am I unable to take ownership for this file? Option is greyed out. [​IMG]

    Why am I unable to take ownership for this file? Option is greyed out. [​IMG]


    I have even applied the changes to all subfolders...but to no avail. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
     
    blackbirdabhi, Jun 5, 2022
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  4. khekpc Win User

    Why am I unable to take ownership for this file? Option is greyed out.

    accidentally delete of ownership to a file

    i am unable to retrieve ownership for the drive. they only have options that retrieve ownership for files,folders partitions,windows services.
     
    khekpc, Jun 5, 2022
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