Locked out of files

[Guest]

i use windows xp home edition and partionjed my harddrive into 3 partions, 1
for windows, the seciond for backup and the third for my docs and i set the
sharing level of the drive to do not share and my computer had a massive
breakdown i had to reformat my C partion and lost my settings and because of
that windows doesnt recognise my username and will not let me access my
files. is there any way of being able to get my files back.

Thanks

 

[Guest]

Try to take ownership:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en;308421

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Please see if the following helps:

"How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421&Product=winxp

 

[Ken Blake]

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i use windows xp home edition and partionjed my harddrive into
3
partions, 1 for windows, the seciond for backup and the third
for my
docs and i set the sharing level of the drive to do not share
and my
computer had a massive breakdown i had to reformat my C partion
and
lost my settings and because of that windows doesnt recognise
my
username and will not let me access my files. is there any way
of
being able to get my files back.

I see that you've already gotten the answer (take ownership), but
I wanted to add another comment.

If I were you, I'd rethink my backup strategy. What you're doing
is better than no backup at all, but just barely. It is always
possible that a hard drive crash, user error, nearby lightning
strike, virus attack, even theft of the computer, can cause the
loss of everything on your drive, regardless of what partition
it's on. As has often been said, it's not a matter of whether you
will have such a problem, but when.
In my view, secure backup needs to be on removable media, and not
kept in the computer. For really secure backup (needed, for
example, if the life of your business depends on your data) you
should have multiple generations of backup, and at least one of
those generations should be stored off-site.

My computer isn't used for business, but my personal backup
scheme uses two identical removable hard drives, which fit into a
sleeve installed in the computer. I alternate between the two,
and use Drive Image to make a complete copy of the primary drive.