Files marked system and hidden – attrib cmd not able to change them

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Problem :

Recorder had files that are marked hidden and system. They were copied to a folder on the desktop.

Changing the view, shows them. Running attrib with the appropriate switches doesn’t help. (See images.)
Files displaying based on view
Files hiiden by view
Attrib commands that were inputted
Thoughts?

Edit:See below for what worked.

Solution :

Reclaiming ownership (even though the same user was already the owner) worked, and the attrib cmd now was able to unhide the files.

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