Taking Ownership of Folders When you need to salvage data from a HD that does not boot or is corrupted with malware and viruses, you get error, 'you do not have permission" 1. Right click start >explore. Tools >folder options >view >uncheck use simple file sharing >apply >OK 2. Right click folder you are trying to access >Sharing and security >Security >Advanced >Owner >select new owner >Check Replace Owner on subcontainers and objects >Apply >OK