Advanced Problems with file/folder permissions on Windows 7 - ownership?

Advanced Problems with file/folder permissions on Windows 7 - ownership?

I messed up with some folder's right click>Proprieties>Security Tab. Those folders are in an external HDD. The outcome of such a thing like (like messing with stuff you don't fully understand) is that now, when the HDD is connected to another PC, those same folders become accessible only after providing the administrator password (a pop up message saying: "you don't currently have permission to access this folder" is shown for the folders and their sub-folders and their respective contents).

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"Set the owner and permissions to ""Everyone"". You might have to go into the properties twice: first for ownership, then second for permissions.

Right-click > Properties > Security (tab)
Click Advanced > Owner (tab) > Edit
Click Other users or groups > type Everyone > click OK
Check Replace owner on subcontainers and objects (make sure Everyone is selected)
Click OK

You should be back at the Advanced Security Settings for Folder window. Only do this next step if the folder doesn't show ""Everyone"" in the list.

Click Permissions (tab) > Change Permissions
Remove all entries in the list
Click Add and add Everyone like before
Click on the Allow checkbox next to Full control and it will populate everything for you
Check the Apply these permissions to objects and / or containers within this container only
Click OK
Click OK
Click OK
Click OK"