Re: Lost docs still lost
From: Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\) (user_at_#notme.com)
Date: 03/18/04
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Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 13:35:25 -0800
If the file you describe is the only file you found, then the files you are
seeking are not in that location. You should search the entire drive, not
just My Documents as those files, if the move was successful could be
anywhere on the drive. If you have more than one partition, search them all
from the root. In other words, search C and all other drives, they should
be listed in the dropdown search box.
-- Michael Solomon MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Backup is a PC User's Best Friend DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/ "John L" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:eeb901c40c42$a4a41c90$a501280a@phx.gbl... > Logged on in safe mode. Tried to do following: <<Navigate > to the files, right click, select properties, go to the > Security tab, click advanced, go to the Owner tab and > select the user that was logged on when you were refused > permission to access the files. Click apply and > ok. Close the properties box, reopen it, click add and > type in the name of the user you just enabled. If you > wish to set ownership for everything in the folder, at > the bottom of the Owner tab is the following selection: > "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects," select it > as well.>> But don't find any Security Tab. Maybe I'm > just being obtuse, but when you say "Navigate to the > files" I presume you mean any files I find in "My > Documents"? Only file I find there doesn't have > securities tab in properties. It is labled "Desktop > COnfiguratin Settings" and when I open it, its a Notepad > doc and the first line is "[DeleteOnCopy]". > Am I beyond help in retreiving my lost files? > >>-----Original Message----- >>If you only copied the files using this procedure, then > they should still be >>on the original computer, so you might want to check > there. >> >>In order to find the files and folders, you would need > to look in My >>Documents under the user in which they existed under > Documents and Settings. >>In other words, Documents and Setting\User Name\My > Documents. Also, once >>you find them, even an administrator account might not > be able to gain >>access without taking ownership of those files. Take > ownership as follows: >>This sounds like a file ownership issue related to > NTFS. Note, file >>ownership and permissions supersede administrator > rights. How you resolve >>it depends upon which version of XP you are running. >> >> >> >>XP-Home >> >> >> >>Unfortunately, XP Home using NTFS is essentially hard > wired for "Simple File >>Sharing" at system level. >> >>However, you can set XP Home permissions in Safe Mode. > Reboot, and start >>hitting F8, a menu should eventually appear and one of > the >>options is Safe Mode. Select it. Note, it will ask for > the administrator's >>password. This is not your administrator account, > rather it is the >>machine's administrator account for which users are > asked to create a >>password during setup. >> >>If you created no such password, when requested, leave > blank and press >>enter. >> >>Open Explorer, go to Tools and Folder Options, on the > view tab, scroll to >>the bottom of the list, if it shows "Enable Simple File > Sharing" deselect it >>and click apply and ok. If it shows nothing or won't > let you make a change, >>move on to the next step. >> >>Navigate to the files, right click, select properties, > go to the Security >>tab, click advanced, go to the Owner tab and select the > user that was logged >>on when you were refused permission to access the > files. Click apply and >>ok. Close the properties box, reopen it, click add and > type in the name of >>the user you just enabled. If you wish to set ownership > for everything in >>the folder, at the bottom of the Owner tab is the > following selection: >>"Replace owner on subcontainers and objects," select it > as well. >> >>Once complete, you should be able to do what you wish > with these files when >>you log back on as that user. >> >> >> >>XP-Pro >> >> >> >>If you have XP Pro, temporarily change the limited > account to >>administrative. First, go to Windows Explorer, go to > Tools, select Folder >>Options, go to the View tab and be sure "Use Simple File > Sharing" is not >>selected. If it is, deselect it and click apply and ok. >> >> >> >>If you wish everything in a specific folder to be > accessible to a user, >>right click the folder, select properties, go to the > Security tab, click >>Advanced, go to the Owner tab, >>select the user you wish to have access, at the bottom > of the box, you >>should see a check box for "Replace owner on > subcontainers and objects," >>place a check in the box and click apply and ok. >> >>The user should now be able to perform necessary > functions on files in the >>folder even as a limited account. If not, make it an > admin account again, >>right click the folder, select Properties, go to the > Security tab and be >>sure the user is listed in the user list. If not, click > add and type the >>user name in the appropriate box, be sure the user has > all the necessary >>permissions checked in the permission list below the > user list, click apply >>and ok. >> >>That should do it and allow whatever access you desire > for that folder even >>in a limited account. >> >> >> >>I assume you do realize this is a lesson in why you > should always be well >>backed up. >> >> >>-- >>Michael Solomon MS-MVP >>Windows Shell/User >>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend >>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/ >> >>"John L" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > message >>news:cd9201c40a14$2fe0c5a0$a501280a@phx.gbl... >>> It looks like all the files I marked as "shared" while >>> attempting a direct cable connect transfer of files to >>> new computer were somehow lost. During the attempt, the >>> guest computer indicated connection, but the host files >>> could not be seen on the guest. Found that I didn't >>> have "File and Printer Sharing" or "Client for > Microsoft >>> Windows" on the host and tried to add via XP > installation >>> disc, but they were grayed out in the setup window. In >>> the process, something happened whereby I then couldn't >>> log on to XP on host computer - no users at welcome >>> screen - but did Safe Mode and set up new > administrator, >>> etc. When I logged on again, I couldn't find any of the >>> files or folders in My Documents. Followed instructions >>> from M. Solomon on this newsgroup and found the files > and >>> folders listed in "Recent Files" in Explorer, but all >>> listings are shortcuts that do not connect. Message > says >>> they have been changed or moved and can't be found. It >>> appears that all the files and folders I marked as > shared >>> for the direct cabel connect transfer are affected. Can >>> anybody tell me how I can retreive the affected items> >>> Thanks, >>> John L >> >> >>. >>
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