I am using Windows XP Professional on NTFS. Sometime before I right click to my personal folder, click properties, then to sharing tab and finally checkmark to "Make this folder private" option. Somedays after I format my harddisk for some problem reasons. With the same user for example "Noor" I try to open that folder but a message box with "Access is denied" get there. I also try to redo the above process but that check box is disabled. Please give me an effective solution that how can I access the content of my personal folder. Noor

You have overwritten the ownership of the folder by reinstalling. If the data is still there, you may be able to access it. How to take ownership of a file or folder Let us know if this works. L L

Try this: Execute the following command line from the root of the partition: (Note: If you are not at the root of the partition in question you must set your default there: CD /D drive_name: ) Now the command line: CACLS * /e /t /c /g Administrators:F System:F (Note: If you see the message, ''Unable to perform a security operation on an object which has no associated security,'' you are executing this from a FAT partition. You must set the default to an NTFS partition.) This command will edit (/e) the ACLs, rather than replace them, and recursively apply them (/t) to subdirectories. CACLS will continue (/c) even when it hits an open file. Any number of ACCOUNT:PERM parameters may follow the grant (/g) switch. There is additional flexibility built into the CACLS command-its only limitation is the dearth of selections for PERM (permission levels) values.

Thank you very much LL. It's worked. Noor.

Thank you very much LL. It's worked. Noor.