How to take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows 10

Ian

Are you trying to accessing files transferred from another computer or getting a message stating you don’t have permission to access a file? Thankfully this can be corrected quite easily through Windows Properties to get you access to your files again.

Here is how to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows 10: 

1. Right Click the File or Folder you need to take ownership of then choose Properties.
   
   
   
   
2. Select the Security tab.
   
   
   
3. Choose Advanced.
   
   
   
4. Choose Continue.
   
   
   
5. Choose Change.
   
   
   
6. Type your username, select Check Names, then choose OK.
   
   
   
7. Select OK again.
   
   
   
8. Choose Advanced.
   
   
   
9. Choose Change permissions.
   
   
   
10. Select Enable inheritance and then Apply.
    
    
    
11. Select OK.
    
    
    
12. Select OK again.
    
    
    
13. That's it - now you should have access to the file/folder!