takeown
CautionTake file ownership
takeown /f <path> /r
Takes ownership of inaccessible files (/a gives it to Administrators). Then fix ACLs with icacls.
Examples
takeown /f D:\old-user /r /aTake ownership recursively
Syntax
takeown /f <path> [/r] [/a]
Before you run it
Ownership changes are audit-relevant.
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