i though it would be funny to set the permission to the scratch offline editor to deny all, but now i can't even use, access, or delete it. i try regaining access but it keep telling me “access is denied.”

I'll move this over to the Questions about Scratch section for you - that's a better fit for this kind of topic

This might be a radical approach, but can you uninstall it and then re-install it again? You might want to download your projects, if you created any.

What platform do you use?

ninjaMAR wrote:

What platform do you use?

Windows

MythosLore wrote:

This might be a radical approach, but can you uninstall it and then re-install it again? You might want to download your projects, if you created any.

No, I think I bricked my computer, I’ll just reinstall windows, it won’t let me modify these folder in anyway, though I can install scratch in another folder.

Try opening a command prompt as administrator in the folder that contains the folder/file with broken permissions and do this:

First, run this command to take ownership of the file.
Which should result in something like:

Second, run this command to see the current permissions on the file.
Which should result in something like:
(The (N) indicates “No Access”)

Third, for each of the “Domain\UserName”s run this command to remove all the permissions from it.

Finally, run this command for your username to regain access to it.
(The (F) means Full Access)

If it worked, you should now have enough access to be able to uninstall and reinstall the Scratch Offline Editor and get back the correct permissions.

On Windows 11
Go to Settings -> Apps -> Scratch Offline Editor -> Advanced Options -> Turn the permissions back on.
If not on Windows 11, try doing the similar thing if there are similar options.

-TwentyFour- wrote:

On Windows 11
Go to Settings -> Apps -> Scratch Offline Editor -> Advanced Options -> Turn the permissions back on.
If not on Windows 11, try doing the similar thing if there are similar options.

We have the same number PFP

Mrcomputer1 wrote:

Try opening a command prompt as administrator in the folder that contains the folder/file with broken permissions and do this:

First, run this command to take ownership of the file.

takeown /F "folder/file name"

Which should result in something like:

SUCCESS: The file (or folder): "folder/file name" now owned by user "ComputerName\UserName".

Second, run this command to see the current permissions on the file.

icacls "folder/file name"

Which should result in something like:

Folder/File-Name NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(OI)(CI)(N)
     ComputerName\UserName:(OI)(CI)(N)
     BUILTIN\Administrators:(OI)(CI)(N)

(The (N) indicates “No Access”)

Third, for each of the “Domain\UserName”s run this command to remove all the permissions from it.

icacls "folder/file name" /remove "Domain\UserName"

Finally, run this command for your username to regain access to it.

icacls "folder/file name" /grant UserName:(F)

(The (F) means Full Access)

If it worked, you should now have enough access to be able to uninstall and reinstall the Scratch Offline Editor and get back the correct permissions.

-TwentyFour- wrote:

On Windows 11
Go to Settings -> Apps -> Scratch Offline Editor -> Advanced Options -> Turn the permissions back on.
If not on Windows 11, try doing the similar thing if there are similar options.

I just reinstalled the os, thanks though

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