Here we’ll look at how when it is and is not a good idea to take ownership of a file, folder, or an entire hard drive and how those virtual folders like My Documents and My Music in Windows 7 and Vista work. Have you ever wondered why you can navigate to your user name folder under C: drive → Users and can’t open the folder called “My Music?” Have you wondered about why Vista won’t let you access files on an older hard drive from a computer that used your very same user name and that you own?Įven though these seem to be the same problem, they are actually separate issues.
