Takeown - Control File Ownership | Online Free DevTools by Hexmos

Control file ownership with Takeown, the Windows command-line tool. Gain access and manage permissions effortlessly. Free online tool, no registration required.

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Take ownership of a file or directory. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/takeown.

  • Take ownership of the specified file:

takeown /f {{path\to\file}}

  • Take ownership of the specified directory:

takeown /d {{path\to\directory}}

  • Take ownership of the specified directory and all subdirectories:

takeown /r /d {{path\to\directory}}

  • Change ownership to the Administrator group instead of the current user:

takeown /a /f {{path\to\file}}