How do I fix NTFS permissions on a former system drive?

Apocalypsing

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So I have a 2TB hard drive in my desktop at the moment that has permissions issues. A while ago I had a hardware issue with my computer where my SSD did not play nice with my Z77 motherboard at the time (kind of a long story, sometimes my SSD wouldn't show up in the BIOS, and BIOS updates never fixed it, and it wasn't the SSD's fault because the SSD worked fine in other computers and my new motherboard). While I was waiting for a new Z77 motherboard to ship, I installed Windows 8 onto my 2TB WD Green drive that I had previously used for mass data storage.

So now that I no longer use the HDD as a system drive, I've had trouble copying files to the drive. Specifically, if I try to copy files to the root of the drive, Windows will tell me I don't have privileges ("a required privilege is not held be the client"). I can only copy folders to the root of the drive. I tried messing around with the permissions and ownership, and tried using my third HDD's permissions as a reference, but still have copying issues.

Is there any way to solve this without reformatting the entire drive?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Enterprise, 64-bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self-built mini-ITX system
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 2700, 3200 MHz, 8 cores, 16 threads
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Strix B450i-GAMING
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance LPX, 32 GiB, 3200 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti SC ULTRA GAMING
    Sound Card
    Behringer UMC202HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer XB271HU, 27" IPS LCD
    Screen Resolution
    2560 × 1440 • 144 Hz
    Hard Drives
    Boot SSD: Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 250 GB • Data SSD: Samsung 860 EVO, 1 TB • HDD: WD Green, 2 TB
    PSU
    Corsair SF600 Platinum, 600 W
    Case
    NZXT H200
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-U9S
    Keyboard
    Filco Majestouch 2, Cherry MX Blue switches
    Mouse
    Cooler Master MH711
    Internet Speed
    VDSL2 • 90 Mbps down, 20 Mbps up
    Browser
    Firefox • Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
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