When you manage to access the restricted folder in this account, make sure you move it’s content to a different place where the regular administrator account works. When you are done using it, you should disable it.
Note: It is not advised to use elevated administrator account regularly as it gives access to areas you should not be skipping around (the reason why it’s hidden). If you can’t access the folder due to any privilege issue, then this high privileged administrator account should be able to open it.
Method 3: Use hidden administrator accountĪpart from the regular administrator account, there’s another hidden administrator account that’s much more powerful and has access to most areas of Windows. After installing the tool, right-click on the folder and select Take Ownership from the context menu to become the owner. Take Ownership is a handy tool that will add a context menu entry to easily take ownership.
If you don’t want to go through the above process or somehow it didn’t work for you, then a third-party tool can do this for you as well. This should solve your access denied issue and let you access the folder and its content. This will apply permissions to all the folders and subfolders.
There could be multiple reasons why you may be seeing “Access denied” error when you try to access or modify a folder. If you are stuck in a situation where Windows stops you from accessing your own data, then I may be able to help you turn the tide.