An error occurred while applying security information to

While attempting to move files from a hard drive I recovered I kept getting the following error on a specific set of files.

An error occurred while applying security information to
{G:\Folder}
Failed to enumerate objects in the container. Access is denied.

In order to fix it did the following.

-Open a Command Prompt "As Administrator"

-Run the following commands:

takeown /f "G:\folder" /r /d y
icacls "G:\folder" /grant administrators:F /T

Comments

  1. UnknownNovember 12, 2014 at 11:55 PM

    Your input help me much! Many thanks!

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  2. UnknownNovember 14, 2014 at 7:15 PM

    I have an external hard drive that was somehow messed with and there are files that cannot be accessed. I'm receiving the same message. How would I fix this issue?

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  3. UnknownNovember 25, 2014 at 10:48 AM

    Thanks for your post! It worked when all other attempts had failed.

    Thanks again.

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  4. HarvMay 24, 2015 at 6:27 PM

    Bro - you are THE shit. This worked when nothing else would. Thanks a ton

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  5. UnknownJuly 13, 2015 at 11:10 AM

    Nice one Richard! Thanks!

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  6. ThinhMay 30, 2016 at 12:05 AM

    Thanks for your post! It worked for me !

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  7. PowerBrainJune 12, 2016 at 10:14 AM

    not working ... access denied error message is coming


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  8. UnknownJune 17, 2016 at 12:43 PM

    I only get system error when trying those CMD commands.

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  9. AdminJune 25, 2016 at 8:26 AM

    Very very nice solution. CMD command works for me

    Thanks a lot

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  10. granadaCoderJuly 15, 2016 at 2:44 PM

    Bless you.

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  11. UnknownOctober 21, 2016 at 3:39 PM

    Holy shit you literally just showed me how to fix a problem our "IT" guy has been working on for weeks.....You are the bomb

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  12. LonsoJanuary 22, 2017 at 8:31 AM

    This solved it for me

    You may also try Computer Management/Shared Folders/Open Files and close any affected files. For me this solved the problem.

    Proposed as answer by Robert van Jaarsveld Friday, October 31, 2014 12:45 PM

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  13. UnknownMarch 12, 2017 at 12:22 PM

    this doesn't work for me, neither commands are being recognised

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  14. UnknownApril 4, 2017 at 9:36 PM

    Damn!! It worked.
    For the ones saying the command doesn't work, put a space after the folder name, as in:
    takeown /f G:\folder /r /d y

    one more thing, change "administrators" for your administrator name, like my case, in portuguese, it goes like this:

    icacls G:\folder /grant administrador:F /T

    Thanks a lot, Richard

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  15. UnknownJune 18, 2017 at 1:15 AM

    Awesome....Richard you simply great. thanks for sharing such wonderful solution. thanks

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  16. UnknownAugust 26, 2017 at 1:30 PM

    thanks!

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  17. DetectSeptember 19, 2017 at 9:53 PM

    LEGEND

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  18. Vivek DhakalDecember 28, 2017 at 10:50 AM

    Thanks a lot.
    LEGEND !!!

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  19. Some Guy on the InternetMarch 24, 2018 at 3:55 PM

    You are a lifesaver! NOTE: I had to put the path in quotes and add a space between the path and the /r.

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  20. sabuncu4May 26, 2018 at 12:20 PM

    This is the single most useful approach to this problem. The other method (going through Properties->Security then editing the permissions) is from hell. Thanks.

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  21. UnknownNovember 29, 2018 at 2:20 PM

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  22. UnknownNovember 29, 2018 at 2:21 PM

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  23. gunardiApril 7, 2019 at 5:47 AM

    Hello ...

    many thanks for the information
    Tangki Panel

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  24. DanteJuly 17, 2019 at 3:46 AM

    thank you, you make me smile : )

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  25. DanteJuly 17, 2019 at 3:46 AM

    thank you, you make me smile : )

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  26. UnknownJuly 22, 2019 at 9:26 AM

    You are the man!!! Thumbs up for you.

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  27. smyzOctober 1, 2019 at 12:01 PM

    BRO. Thank you!!!

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  28. JohnnieSkoNovember 13, 2019 at 12:10 PM

    Just tried this method, but I still get "Access is denied". The folder I'm trying to delete is in the Recycle bin.

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  29. JohnnieSkoNovember 18, 2019 at 7:32 AM

    I ended up starting Windows in safe mode and then I was able to delete the folder.

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  30. RajApril 26, 2020 at 5:55 AM

    Damn!! It worked.

    Thanks a lot, Richard

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