I hope a nice easy question about NTFS security and permissions for someone!
I intend to reformat my 2Tb Passport drive using NTFS and using an allocation size of 8192 as it will be holding large files around 4-5Gb each.
I want to easily be able to move my passport files between my 3 computers and be able to write and read to all folders without needing to be the administrator each time.
I am confused about how and what to set things to using Windows 10.
I have done a dummy run and it does not look correct.
Currently, my ‘dummy run’ PROPERTIES show security as:
AUTHENTICATED USERS
SYSTEM
ADMINISTRATORS (my PC name)
USERS (My PC name)
The OWNER is currently set to SYSTEM
Could someone kindly clarify what I need to change (and to what) in order to make easy access on this portable drive?
Hi, is your computer on a domain? I ask, because you shouldn’t need to change the permissions of a USB drive in order to use it on different computers even if is not the admin.
Thanks for your reply. No, it’s not on a domain, I just keep my 3 computers at different locations.
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So, are you saying that I can just format it using the ‘normal’ formatting method - and it will be able to be read/written on each of the 3 computers?
I normally format using Control Panel; Administrative Tools; Computer management; Disk management; Format. (Not using a ‘Quick Format’)
Hi, I have around 6 computers and I always format my external drives on my main computer and then everything is able to see the external drives without a problem. I actually just right click from computer and format from there, also perform using the quick format option.
