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Reset NTFS file permissions with icacls and takeown

Save file permissions in a txt file to be able to restore them if something went wrong:
```
> icacls <path> /save <txtFilePath> [/t] [/c] [/l]
```
Permissions can be restored with /restore:
```
> icacls <path> /restore <txtFilePath> [/c] [/l]
```
Get ownership of the files if needed:
```
> takeown /f <path> [/r]
```
Reset file permissions:
```
> icacls <path> /reset [/t] [/c] [/l]
```

Set new onwer for files if needed:

> icacls <path> /setowner <user|group> [/t] [/c] [/l]

Options

Option	Description
/t, /r	Performs operation recursively on all files in the specified directory and subdirectories.
/c	Skips errors, error message is still displayed
/l	Performs operation on a symbolic link instead of its destination.

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