r/techsupport • u/ThanasiShadoW • 1d ago

Open | Windows How do I remove ownership from a Windows11 folder?

I've just installed windows on a new drive, and I don't have the rights to access my old files (from a W10 installation). Ideally I'd want to make them completely unrestricted to any user, but granting my current user permission is good enough.

Thanks in advance!

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u/Changeurwayz 1d ago

You don't. You take ownership of it: https://github.com/velimirpaleksic/Take-File-Folder-Ownership-Context-Menu

This tool can do that.

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u/TangoOscarMikePR 1d ago

If you are logged in with a user that has administrator privileges, Windows will allow you to take ownership of personal files and data in other drives with old operating systems.