Icy bicy tiny issue

Question

I had set quota for Everyone and the quota was exceeded. I increased quota, but now I cannot open some documents and cannot install some files, because they do not have a file permission security tab giving any options. Even re-downloading, renaming files from different computer with applied permissions does not give access to them on mine. How to fix this? Is there a registry key I should delete to those specific files? Because that should reset file permission tab to show options.

Answer 1

Antivirus with disk quota. Disabling improper antivirus helped.

Answer 2

I have tried different NTFS reporting and management tools including SYSINTERNALS ENUMACCESS, none of them worked. The file permission property tab is only accessible if files are moved from separate operating system on the same drive to a different operating system. That did not work. Can I deny and rate 0 stars your answer?

I think the answer is to disable disk quota policies and do couple of restarts offline, because even if it was increased the files do not come back for permissions.

Answer 3

It sounds like you are experiencing issues accessing certain documents and files after increasing the quota for Everyone. This could be due to file permission settings that have not been updated correctly. 

To fix this issue, you can try the following steps:

1. Right-click on the file or document and select "Properties."
2. Go to the "Security" tab and click on "Advanced."
3. In the "Advanced Security Settings," click on "Change" next to the owner's name.
4. Type "Everyone" in the "Enter the object name to select" box and click on "Check Names." Ensure that the "Everyone" group is selected and click "OK."
5. Back in the "Advanced Security Settings," select the "Permissions" tab and click on "Change Permissions."
6. In the "Permission Entry" dialog box, ensure that the "Everyone" group is listed. If not, click on "Add" and follow the same steps as mentioned in step 4 to add the "Everyone" group.
7. Once the "Everyone" group is listed, ensure that it has the necessary permissions like "Read & Execute," "Read," and "Write." Adjust the permissions as needed and click "OK" to apply the changes.
8. Close the "Properties" window and try accessing the file or document again.

If the above steps do not resolve the issue, it is possible that there might be some corruption in the file permission settings. In such cases, you can try resetting the file permission settings by using the built-in Windows tool called "icacls." Here's how:

1. Open the Command Prompt as an administrator. You can do this by right-clicking on the Start button and selecting "Command Prompt (Admin)."
2. In the Command Prompt window, type the following command and press Enter:

icacls "path\to\file" /reset /t /c /q

   Replace "path\to\file" with the actual file or document location.
3. Wait for the command to run and reset the file permissions. Once it has completed, close the Command Prompt window.
4. Try accessing the file or document again and see if the issue is resolved.

Keep in mind that modifying file permission settings can have potential security implications. It's always a good idea to exercise caution and only make changes if you are confident about the actions you are taking. Additionally, it is recommended to back up your important files before making any changes to avoid any unwanted data loss.