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Old 11-19-2008, 04:38 PM
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Re: files on new machine seem to be read only

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Originally posted by wordmuse

Added: Thinking about it, maybe it's because my "user" id on the new machine is different than the one on the old machine. So I'm guessing that unless there's a way for me to bypass who the user is for the old file, I'm hosed?
If you are the "administrator" of the new machine, you can take "ownership" of the moved files. Then you can set the file access permissions of your files from "read only" to whatever (or whoever). In Windows Explorer, right click on the file, Properties, Security, Advanced, Owner.
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