Taking ownership of a certain folder isn’t that complex, and today we’re going to show you how to do it.

How do I take ownership of a file or folder?

  1. Right-click the folder you want to gain access to and choose Properties from the menu that opens.

  2. When the Properties window opens, navigate to Security tab. In the group or user name section you can see the list of users and groups on your computer that can access this folder.

  3. Click the Advanced button.

  4. When the Advanced Security Settings window opens, check the Owner section at the top.

  5. Click Change in order to modify the owner of the folder.

  6. Select User or Group window will now open. Click on Advanced.  If you know the name of the group or the user, you can just enter it in the Enter the object name to select section and click Check Names and OK and skip to step 9.

  7. Click Find Now button and the list of all groups and users on your computer should appear in Search results.

  8. Select the name or the group from the list and click OK. In our example we selected Users group, but you may select a group or a user that you wish to assign ownership to.

  9. Click OK again.

  10. Check Replace owner on subcontainers and objects to change the owner for all subfolders in this folder.

  11. Select Apply and OK to save changes.

Certain issues on Windows 10 might require you to take ownership of a file or folder on Windows 10. When you have ownership of it, you can modify it however you want.

READ ALSO: How to Encrypt Files and Folders in Windows 10

What to do to gain full control over a folder?

Now you have taken ownership of the folder, but you might not have full control over it, meaning that you cannot make any changes such as modifying the files or folders. To change that, do the following: Alternatively, you can use third-party solutions such as TakeOwnershipEx to take ownership over a certain file or folder. To do that, you can do the following: Taking ownership over a folder isn’t as hard as it seems, and sometimes you might have to take ownership of a certain file or folder or even a registry key in order to fix a problem on Windows 10. We hope that our little guide was useful to you and that you can now easily take ownership of certain files and folders. If you have any questions or know another way to take ownership of a file or a folder, tell us in the comments section below and we will be sure to check them out.

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