Pictures folder not accessible? (Win11, no admin)

[Teuntje]

Hi,

Since recently I have TC on a business laptop (Win 11) and without Admin rights. Is it normal I can't access the Pictures folder in this setting? Clicking it does nothing; can't open it.

[Horst.Epp]

As default, the Pictures folder is under
C:\Users\your_user_name\Pictures\
Something is wrong with your system If you can't access it.

It may also have been redirected in a Domain, so check the location and your rights
and ensure that you are logged-on with your Domain account in this case.

[beb]

2Teuntje
By default the Pictures folder is a %UserProfile% subfolder and has the Read-only attribute.
You cannot access it (cannot enter it), or you just cannot see it?
If the latter is true, the below button might help:

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TOTALCMD#BAR#DATA
cd %$Pictures%

WCMICONS.DLL,26
Photo


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[Teuntje]

Thanks Beb; It's visible for sure. I can't enter/access/open it.

I just found out Pictures is in my OneDrive folder... I will contact my admin. Something very weird is going on here.

[beb]

2Teuntje
Apparently, this is the security settings issue.
Try to locate the Pictures in Explorer and check its properties/permissions:
Right-click on the Pictures folder icon - choose the Properties drop-down menu entry - enter the Security tab to check the permissions.

[beb]

...I just found out Pictures is in my OneDrive folder... I will contact my admin...

Lately, I prefer keeping "Pictures" within the OneDrive scope as well.
The thing is, my OneDrive is personal, which in your case may differ.
There's a magic command to repair the permissions [given below in the PowerShell syntax]:

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icacls $env:OneDrive /reset /t /c /l /q 2>>c:\icacls_onedrive_permissions.log
# https://ss64.com/nt/icacls.html
# https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/icacls

Though, if you're in touch with your admin, having good qualified advice from their side might be the best option.

[Teuntje]

Thanks for that. I'm afraid I can't even repair those permissions without admin rights. This is the first time I'm working on a machine that has no admin rights in almost 30 years. Feels very restrictive. I will ask him to change it though.

[macleod]

In widnows under company profiles there could be different locations. Try from the command line in tc the command "cd %userprofile%\pictures"