Word cannot open the document: user does not have access privilages

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PC

Passport

WIndows 8.1

New computer, retrieved entire back from old computer onto new computer. Retrieve was successful (90,000+ files) EXCEPT that I can not open any of them. I get the message that I don’t have access privilages. I am signed in with Administrator privilages.

I can change my privilages by going into Properties > Security > Advanced > Advanced secuity settings and taking ownership of the document. Then I can open it. But I’m not doing this for every file–I have thousands.

  1. How can I change the authority at a global level so I can open all files?

  2. Is there a setting in my WD back up software that caused this to happen? How do I set it differently?

  3. Why is there no other discussion of this in the forum? Or is it just me?

Thanks

Russell

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Hi there, welcome to the WD Community.

You can make the same changes to the folderby going into Properties > Security > Advanced > Advanced secuity settings and taking ownership of the folder itself.