From: admin@127.0.0.1   
      
   On Thu, 12 Aug 2021 07:09:13 -0000 (UTC)   
   Ammammata  wrote:   
      
   > I run the below command   
   >   
   > icacls "D:\test" /grant John:(OI)(CI)F /T   
   >   
   > to be sure John has full access to all files and folders in d:\test   
   >   
   > This because he gets random "access denied" errors, on files saved by other   
   > users   
   >   
   > Currently the a.m. folder contains quite a lot of files:   
   >   
   >      Total Files Listed:   
   >            163647 File(s) 176,384,640,967 bytes   
   >            99338 Dir(s)  285,917,642,752 bytes free   
   >   
   > It takes ages to complete, slowing the access to all other users   
   >   
   > currently it runs by night, so who cares? but sometimes, mainly after huge   
   > updates from other users, I need to run it during worktime   
   >   
   > how can I speed it up?   
      
   a) Reduce the number of files   
   b) ensure John is granted rights by the programs that create the files.   
      
   >   
   > is there any valid alternative to it?   
   >   
   > TIA   
   >   
   A deeper question:   
   Why does John need to look at/change on all these other users files?   
      
      
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