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Problem with inherited permissions in folders

Hi guys, I'm new to Windows Server, so I'm learning alongside the person in charge. We are having an issue with folder permissions. Inheritance is disabled on some folders, but we have enabled the option to replace child object permissions with inheritable permissions from this object.

When users **copy** an object into a folder with this setting, permissions are applied correctly. However, when users **move** (or drag and drop) an object, the permissions aren't applied—the object keeps the permissions from its original location (whether it's another department's folder or their local PC).

This creates a problem: if a user drags a file from their department folder to another (e.g., from Treasury to HR), the HR staff cannot see, edit, or delete the file (or its parent folder) because the file is there, but hidden to them due to the original permissions.

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