Tampered with System Volume Information... Now I Need Default Permissions. Doh

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I'm using Win7, I changed my SYS-VOL-INFO folder permissions to take a peek inside, and I forgot to take note of the default permisisons (ACL's). I found a website, that isn't Microsoft, that claimed to know the default permissions. Don't know if it's reliable or not. So, I'm wondering what are the official default permissions (please cite your source) ? Also, I'm wondering if by chance that SFC (System File Checker) can reset these permissions or is there an automated way to do so?

whatever1234566

Posted 2015-12-24T06:27:51.283

Reputation: 111

tweaking.com's All In One Repair can restore file permissions.

– Tetsujin – 2015-12-24T09:27:33.220

Answers

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Why do you care? Just leave it as it is.

You can also simple delete the whole directory, it comes back by itself right away. I did that often, no negative effects:

  1. take ownership for the directory and all files below: rightclick/Properties/Advanced/Change Owner, 'Replace Owner on sub containers and objects'
  2. remove the hidden and system attributes (ATTRIB -H -S "C:\System Volume Information").
  3. remove it all with RMDIR /s "C:\System Volume Information"

Aganju

Posted 2015-12-24T06:27:51.283

Reputation: 9 103

It wont let me delete it. Even if I switch permissions to full control. A message asks me to delete, it acts like it does, but it remains. I just don't want any issues with the OS or programs... should any need access to the folders. – whatever1234566 – 2015-12-24T18:08:44.837

I just went through it, Windows 10 seems to have an extra level of stopping in there. see updated answer. – Aganju – 2015-12-24T18:30:18.660

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