copy permissions from one folder to another folder (Windows)

There are several ways to do this:

The easiest way is to use powershell command:

get-acl \SOURCE/FOLDER | set-acl \TARGETFOLDER

1	get-acl \SOURCE/FOLDER \| set-acl \TARGETFOLDER

You can also use iCACLS to backup the permission to a file and restore it.

#backup
icacls d:data /save ntfsperms.txt
#restore
icacls d: /restore ntfsperms.txt

#backup

icacls d:data /save ntfsperms.txt

#restore

icacls d: /restore ntfsperms.txt

Note: icacls doesn’t support restore drive root permission

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