Windows 10: You have been denied permission to access this folder

Sometimes, when you try to open a System Protected folder in File Explorer, you may encounter an error saying “You have been denied permission to access this folder, To gain access to this folder you will need to use the security tab”.



Looking at the statement itself, we can say that the problem is because of lack of permission and hence, can be fixed by altering the permission settings of the folder. So, without wasting any time, let us see the ways to fix the issue.

You have been denied permission to access this folder


You need to Take Ownership of the file or folder in question.

Take Ownership of the file or folder




So, let us see how to take ownership of the file or folder that’s giving you this error.

1. Right-click on the file/folder that’s giving you the error and select Properties.
2. Go to the Security tab. If you are not seeing the tab, try adding the Security tab.
3. Go to Advanced Security Settings by clicking on the Advanced button and then click Change.
4. Now, in the “Enter the object name to select” field, type the object name, click Check Names > Ok.
5. Tick “Replace owner on subcontainers and objects” and click Ok.

Now, open the folder, and hopefully, you will not face “You have been denied permission to access this folder. To gain access to this folder you will need to use the security tab”.

You have an easy way too!

You can also use our freeware to do this easily:

• Ultimate Windows Tweaker will let you add the Take Ownership of Files and Folders easily to Windows 10/8.1/7 context menu.
• RegOwnIt to easily take ownership of Registry keys

Once you add “Take Ownership” to the context menu you can right-click on the file and select Take ownership.

With the help of mentioned ways, you will be able to take ownership of the folder that was giving you the “You have been denied permission to access this folder.” error.

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Unable to access a folder, it denies permission

Hi,

Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community. I understand that you have an issue with permission.
I will surely help you to fix this issue.

To understand the issue better, I would need more information from your end.1. Is the issue specific with a particular folder?

2. What is the complete error message?

This issue could have occurred due to these reasons:

• 
  Permission issue.
  
• 
  Corrupt User Account.
  
• 
  Damaged files.
  

I suggest you to try the steps under the section Issue 1:
I get an "Access Denied" error message when accessing or working with files and folders
in the following article and check if it helps.

"Access Denied" or other errors when accessing or working with files and folders in Windows

"Access Denied" or other errors when you access or work with files and folders in Windows

Note:

1. Applies to Windows 10.

2. You may need to be logged on as an administrator to change file and folder permissions.

Hope this information helps. Reply to the post with updated status of the issue so that we can assist you further.

 

Change Folder Destination access Denied

Thanks.

After following the steps suggested, I get the message "Access denied" in command prompt.

Please advise how to allow permission.

 

how an administrator can give permission to access folders

Hi John,

To provide user/s an access to folders, see the steps below on how to do so:

• Right-click on the folder > Security.
• Under the Group or user names option, click on the username that you want to have an access to the folder; then, click on Edit.
• It will show you the page of permissions which you can allow or deny.
• Choose your desired permissions and click on OK.

Let us know what happens after following the steps given.