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Cannot take ownership of any folder, despite repeated attempts
Sometime last week -- and I can't figure out when or why -- I lost ownership of all of the folders on my PC. I noticed when I was no longer able to create folders. Then I discovered none of the folders have security tabs.
The C drive itself and my external hard dive (L) both have security tabs, but when I go into them to take ownership (Properties -> Security -> Advanced -> Check both "Replace owner..." and "Replace child permissions..." -> Apply) the process fails because of a "Failed to enumerate objects in the container. Access is denied" error.
My system restore didn't fix it, because it didn't go back far enough (I think), and I can't find the same error in the various forums.
Does anyone have a suggestion beyond reinstalling/refreshing Windows? I could do that, but reinstalling all of my software is five or six hours I'd prefer to waste on just about anything else.
Thanks in advance!