Getting write access to former Windows drive?

[Simon Besozzi]

Hi everyone!

I recently upgraded my PC and installed a fresh copy of Windows on a new SSD. I kept my old 2TB drive because it had a lot of space and all my previous content on it (I didn't remove Windows from it though).

The problem is; I couldn't access anything from the Users folder because of permissions issues. I managed to get a read access, but I can't figure out how to get a write access, how can I do that?

 

[USAFRet]

Take Ownership

or here: https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/add-take-ownership-to-explorer-right-click-menu-in-vista/
or here: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3841-add-take-ownership-context-menu-windows-10-a.html

 

[Simon Besozzi]

The solution in the 3rd link seems to be working, but I have to do every folder in Users one by one, which is quite tedious. Isn't there a faster alternative?

 

[USAFRet]

The solution in the 3rd link seems to be working, but I have to do every folder in Users one by one, which is quite tedious. Isn't there a faster alternative?

Not that I know of, no.

Possibly just move that data out from the original /Users/ folders.
Don't copy the actual 'folder', but rather the data in them. The folder is what holds the original NTFS permissions, and is blocking your access.

Personally, I really dislike having a whole second viable OS on the same system.
Seen too many cases where it leads to confusion down the road.

Move that data out, wipe that drive of Windows and everything else, then move stuff back onto it.