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Discussions tagged with file control on WindowsForum.com focus on managing file permissions, ownership, and system file integrity in Windows. Users frequently encounter access denied errors when trying to modify or scan files, even as the sole administrator. Topics include using System File Checker (sfc /scannow) and understanding its logging behavior, troubleshooting permission issues during file operations like rotating photos or downloading to external drives, and searching for files by date or size. The tag covers practical solutions for regaining control over files and folders, especially when standard security settings appear to grant full access but errors persist.
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    Windows 7 Does Sfc /scannow append new entries to CBS.Log?

    It seems to me that the well known command sfc /scannow ..... appends all logmessages to a possibly already existing CBS.LOG file rather than create a new logfile. Is this correct? So if I want to have a fresh logfile just with the results from the last sfc run I have to manually delete the...
    • pstein
    • Thread
    • cbs log command line error logs file control file deletion fix command log management logging maintenance sfc system file checker system integrity troubleshooting user query utility software windows 10 windows 11 windows commands windows tools
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  2. JosCiv

    Windows 7 Access denied during the scan of the permission screen

    Hey guys, First of all I'm going to start by saying that I'm not really a Windows related man so please explain everything step by step. The problem I had today was that I couldn't rotate some of my photo's. This was 'solved' because I went searching on the mighty Google and I found a forum on...
    • JosCiv
    • Thread
    • access denied document scanning file access file control permissions photo rotation sevenforum tech support troubleshooting windows error windows help
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Search app to search by date, size etc like XP ?

    The original XP search allows to easily specify dates, file sizes etc etc. Is there an app for Win 7 to do this easily ?
    • Errol
    • Thread
    • application date search file control file management search size filter user inquiry windows 7 windows tools xp features
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 No Permission: I Am Only Admin

    i am constantly getting permission problems with this OS. it's unbelievably annoying, because i'll download a huge file with Firefox, and right as it finishes, it'll tell me i don't have permission on my D drive. i am the only account on this OS and it is the admin account. for example i'll...
    • mightymilk
    • Thread
    • administrator d drive download error file control firefox permissions security windows
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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