After creating a Windows disk image, I can't rar the folder with the image because access is denied. If I try to apply "Full permission to all files by clicking Replace all child object permission entries with inheritable permission entries from this object" I get the error Failed to enumerate objects in the container., Access is denied. How can I change the permissions to all files in the image backup folder? error message image
It's possible to change the permissions of the files individually but I don't want to do that every time and I'm not certain that the 13 non .vhdx files are unnecessary to faithfully restore my drive to it's original state.
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That folders/files are owned by the SYSTEM account. Not by you.
You will have to take ownership first. Then change the permissions.
And this may take several attempts, alternating "taken ownership" and "changing permissions". Start with the top-level folder and then work your way down to the files. Reverse that if neccessary.
It is possible that after the next backup the permission are set back to SYSTEM-only again. That is the way the Windows internal backup works.
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