How do I regain read-write access for files and folders on a HDD?

[Rich Scho]

I have a number of HDDs that I wish to copy files from and place them on other drives. I cannot do this as the files and directories claim that they are read only and any attempt to add permissions for 'EVERYONE' or any other designation, seems to go well until the saved permissions are exercised... At that time the files are found once again to be read only. How can I gain read-write access for such files to enable their use and movement? Thank you.

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