access denied, disc wd Passport hard ext

changed my permissions by mistake. I tried to plug it into another computer and still nothing

Administrators have a special power of appropriation. Owners can change the
security settings. You need to support and then click Edit security.
 
Help
 
To take ownership of a folder
Right-click the folder you want to take control, and then click
Properties.
 
Click the Security tab, click Advanced, and then click the owner tab.
 
Click on change. If you are prompted for an administrator password or
confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
 
Click on the name of the person you want to give to the property.
 
If you want that person to be the owner of the files and subfolders in this
folder, select the Replace owner of subcontainers and objects to check.
 
Click OK.
 
 
 
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> changed my permissions by mistake. I tried to plug it into another
> computer and still nothing
 
 

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