I performed a reset on Windows 8.1. On a non-system drive where I keep data, most of the files have an SID related to my user account from the old installation. However, a good number of them have the owner set to Administrators. Ideally I would be able to take ownership of all the files with my old account's SID, and leave the Administrator files alone. However, I can't seem to find a way to selectively perform this action. So I believe my two choices are to take ownership of all the files as my current user account, or to assign ownership to Administrators for all the files.
So, my question is multi-part:
- There is no way to take ownership of just the files bearing a certain SID, right?
- If the answer to 1 is no, then what practical differences exist between taking ownership of all the files myself, or assigning ownership to Administrators?