Does anyone know of a way of permanently taking ownership and complete control of this folder even through reboots?
I can take ownership of this directory by right-clicking the folder, then properties, then the Security tab, Advanced button, Owner tab, edit..., select my user ID, then OK, OK..., and then selecting complete control. Once this is accomplished, I can browse the System Volume Information folder. This is especially helpful for viewing CHKDSK logs and is (in my opinion) easier than doing so through Event Viewer.
However, after a reboot or shutdown and start, all those permissions are gone, and if I want to take a look at that folder again, I have to go through the whole process again. Being able to permanently take ownership and control would be most useful.
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Workaround: elevated applications can do anything with it. Killing Explorer and launching a new elevated instance would let you look in there (and into a lot of other places too).– Ben NMar 24, 2016 at 20:09
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Even if you run Windows Explorer as administrator you cannot open System Volume Information without changing ownership and permissions.– BillDOeMar 24, 2016 at 22:34
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It works for me (via Task Manager's Create this task with administrative privileges), but I'm on Windows 8.1.– Ben NMar 24, 2016 at 22:38
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I found a website here that has a .reg file that permanently installs a menu item named "Take Ownership" when you right-click on a folder. After installing the .reg file, you can instantly take ownership of a folder without going through all the gyrations otherwise necessary. It's quite handy. Even though it does not allow you to take permanent ownership of a folder, it's orders of magnitude easier. Great tool!
While not exactly what I was looking for, it's pretty darned close. I'll take it.