Easily locate files that are not inheriting permissions from their parent folder or have additional explicit permissions. Export the results or optionally reset inheritance and remove explicit permiss
File Permissions Check provides a simple and intuitive GUI that you can use to scan your file shares to discover files that are not compliant with the permissions you have placed on your folders. Once such files have been located by the program, you have the option to set them back to inheriting permissions and remove any explicit permissions on them
Features
Easy to use, intuitive GUI
Scan multiple folders and optionally ignore system files/folders or files in sub folders more than a specified number of levels deep
Locate files that are not inheriting permissions or files that are inheriting but have additional explicit permissions, or both
Export results to CSV file or HTML file
Once files have been located, the program can reset inheritance and remove explicit permissions from any selected files
Technical details
Publisher
Cjwdev
Author
Cjwdev Limited
Version
1.0.0
License
Freeware
Installer type
zip
Architecture
x86
Package ID
Cjwdev.FilePermissionsCheck
Install scope
All users
Install File Permissions Check from the command line
Yes, File Permissions Check is free to download and use on Windows.
What is the latest version of File Permissions Check?
The latest version is 1.0.0.
Is it safe to download File Permissions Check?
The download button links to the official installer published on cjwdev.com, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with 9788673287fb4ad3a84f0946c2a78f47c03c45b1bd260f19e3912d61970a720d.
Which Windows versions does File Permissions Check support?
File Permissions Check runs on Windows and is available for 32-bit (x86) systems.
How do I uninstall File Permissions Check?
Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find File Permissions Check and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=Cjwdev.FilePermissionsCheck -e.
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