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Windows 7 permission denied error

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Mar 15, 20262236 views
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I've tried every single solution out there and nothing works. Here's the deal; I had WIndows XP. I backed up some stuff to an a drive. I installed Windows 7. Now I'm trying to access the files I backed up and I get access denied errors. Things I've done that haven't worked: Changed ownership to my …

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Fix for: Windows 7 permission denied error

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I've definitely run into this numerous times doing data recovery for friends. The solution that works every time is amusing: borrow a friend's Mac. They just ignore the file permissions :-) If you want to copy it back to your PC, just copy it to ano…

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