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How to take ownership of a folder or drive

1. Turn off simple file sharing

To turn off Simple File Sharing, in Windows Explorer/My Computer go to Tools->Folder Options->View then scroll down to the bottom of the window and uncheck Use Simple File Sharing (recommended)

2. right click the drive / partition and click Properties

3. click the security tab

4. now click the advanced box at the bottom

5. now click the owner tab

6. highlight your account/username

7. check the box that says replace owner on subcontainers and objects

8. click apply and then ok

You should now be able to access this folder or partition.