Reset file and folder permissions
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Author: Momchil Ivanov <momchil@xaxo.eu>
Date  : 2016.10.08

Introduction
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  Reset file and folder permissions on NTFS drives. This is useful for
  instance when connecting external drives or for creating a backup
  from an old drive.

Method 1
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  Execute with administrator for drive "E:" :

    # takeown /F "E:\" /R /D Y
    # ICACLS E:\* /reset /T /C

Method 2
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  Download SubInACL.exe from [1]. Execute with administrator for drive
  "E:" :
  
    # takeown /F "E:\" /R /D Y
    # SubInACL /subdirectories "E:\" /setowner=Everyone
    
1: http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=23510