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Andrew just wants to open his files on Windows 10 (programming.dev)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/windows-10-why-dont-i-have-permission-to-open-my/6f33e814-3cc6-4ce6-993c-dffcf1bb5b75

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Pebkac. Gui equivalent of chown perfectly working on windows and supports recursing into directories. If the questioner doesn't know how to login as an admin they miss some absolute basic computer usage knowledge, and a general help forum thread wont help them.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Not to mention there is no admin anymore, it's essentially a sudo style with it popping up asking are you sure.

This though really reeks of their son dragged and dropped their old files onto a new computer and didn't set the NTFS permissions, and purposely set them up as a non admin so they wouldn't bother them with "I got a new virus". When I have an elderly relative ask for me to set up their computer I don't give them admin rights

[–] [email protected] -3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Strong Disagree, the GUI equivalent of chown is a bizarrely long series of clicks that less knowledgeable users will easily get confused doing.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I never said it's good ux, but it's working

[–] [email protected] -4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You described it as pebkac - it isn't - it's an OS design issue.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

If you read the thread they got an answer to their question, then OP posts this rant here like its a classic "windows is stupid" thing, while simply a user tries to do something which is too complex for them, and blames their lack of knowledge on the os.