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Reset all permissions on Windows 7?

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I have an external hard drive and I did something which I shouldn't have done, and I am annoyed that many files are prompting me about Administrator permissions to move a folder. They are regular files. How do I reset all the permission on the external hard drive?

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Run this command to navigate to the drive letter, example is To reset all permissions, run this command More info Resetting NTFS files security and permission in Windows 7

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