Take Ownership

Take Ownership
takeownership.zip

Though technically not an application, this utility / registry tweak is so useful to administrators that I felt it belonged in the Freeware Database.

Requirements:
Your ID must have administrator privileges.

How to use:
Install this program.
Open Window Explorer.
Select the File or Folder to which you require access.
Right-click and choose "Take Ownership" from the context menu.
Let the script run (this can take quite a while if you choose a folder and that folder has many files & subfolders)
You should now have access.

Warning:
With much power comes great responsibility. There are reasons files & folders are protected even from Administrators so if you damage your system poking where you shouldn't, you have no one to blame but yourself.

TM - Thanks for the little application. I have used it in the past and it comes in handy.

I also use Ultimate Windows Tweaker v2.1 from The Windows Club and it has a feature for Take Ownership also, for files and folders.

Thanks - a very good listing! I've used this app a few times and it's really handy.

Thanks for this, I get really annoyed when I can't readily access whatever I want on my own pc.