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- Then in the black box that comes up, after the C:\WINDOWS\system32> I'll type takeown /f Older Photos - Lacie 1 (L:)/2014 Photos/5D Mark IV Is that all correct?

Oh, sorry. I didn't realize that was a link. I now understand how to open the command prompt as an administrator. So, here's what I think I need to do: - Type cmd in the search box. Right click on the cCommand Prompt App, and select Run as Administrator - Click yes to allow the app to make...

These are folders that have the permissions missing, not files. The folders are in an external drive. The drive is the L drive which is named "Older Photos - Lacie 1". The main folder named "2014 photos". The first folder with the missing permission is a subfolder and is named "5D Mark IV"...

Thank you Neemobeer. I assume that id sone from the cmd line, but I don't know what an elevated command prompt is or the exact form of the command. Can you provide me with more detail? Thank you.

I recently migrated several thousand files and folders from one external hard drive to another. My backup software (iDrive) failed to back up 5 or 6 folders. When I looked at the properties for those folders, the Security tab just says "The requested security information is either unavailable...