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"Network Error" Windows cannot access\\*domain-server name*\users\*directory name*\folder - "No permission to access:" & "Error applying security. Failed to enumerate objects. Access denied"

Robert Walker 20 Reputation points
Jul 26, 2023, 8:21 PM

Getting "Network Error" Windows cannot access\domain-server name\users*directory name\folder You do not have permission to access*:; In my directory, I can access some folders, both as a user, and most as an administrator. But not all in either. In two folders where I can access one but not the other as a user, the sharing/permission settings are identical. I can access both as an administrator. What I do notice, when I am logged in as a user, I cannot see the file size in the "general" properties tab for the folder I cannot open. Seems to be a "read" permission issue. I tried to change the owner of the folders I cannot see, but when I do; I get "Error applying security. Failed to enumerate objects in the container. Access denied"

For many years as a Windows user, I could just copy the configurations of any working Windows computer to that of one that wasn't, and it would almost always work. However, on this issue, I am being blocked from imitating the permissions and allowing them to take place.

I have read others with a similar issue than this, but not this exact issue. The fixes that are listed don't seem to cover this particular problem. And like others, I have hundreds of individual files in these folders. A one at a time correction is not feasible.

This is a Windows 10 workstation. If any of you need more details, I will try to provide if you answer.Network Drive where folders are

Problem Folder

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  1. Anonymous
    Jul 27, 2023, 3:06 PM

    Should I be performing these actions from the Server?

    Wherever the shares exist.

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  1. Anonymous
    Jul 26, 2023, 8:43 PM

    Something here could help.

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/networking/cannot-access-shared-folder-file-explorer

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  2. Anonymous
    Jul 27, 2023, 2:00 PM

    Is this on the Share permissions or the underlying NTFS permissions? Might try deleting the share, confirm the NTFS permissions, then recreate the share.

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