Easy way to remove unused security descriptors?

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Mar 15, 20262830 views

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I am planning on re-installing Windows soon. All files on my disk D:, which I am not planning on erasing, will have security descriptors from the current Windows installation with new security descriptors coming from the new Windows installation. Is there a way to remove all security descriptors fr…

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icacls is the way to go. I think this will do it, but if not, you can play with the other options: icacls * /T /Q /C /RESET http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753525(WS.10).aspx

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