How to take ownership of files in Vista

[Mak213]

Alright since it seems that so many people have questions about how to do this i will give you a nice complete guide on how to take ownership of a file in Vista. First you have to select the file you want to take ownship of. From there right click and select properties. You get this screen:



From here select the security tab. The screen will look like this:



Click the Advanced button. It will bring this screen up:



Now click the Owner Tab. The screen will look like this:



From here you click Edit to get this screen:



If you want to take ownership of all files and folders in the subfolder of the main folder, say if you are taking control of a folder from XP like My Documents and you do not want to have to do it for each folder, check the box that says "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects." This will allow you to take ownership of all files and folders at once.

Now you select the User Account you want to give the permission to. Then click Apply. A message will pop up telling you that if you have just taken ownership you have to close and reopen the objects properties before you can view or change properties again. Clikc okay and get back to the Compputer screen. You should now have full authority to do what you wish with that file. I hope this helps.

[donaldj]

Nice... I could have used this a while back... I had to figure it out the hard way...