I'm having trouble deleting a folder on my personal computer, even though I'm the only user and have full admin rights. Every time I attempt to delete it, I'm told I need administrator access. It briefly starts the deletion process, but then I get a notification saying 'Access Denied' and that I need permission from my own user profile to make changes. I've confirmed I'm the owner and even tried changing the ownership to Everyone, but nothing seems to work. Can anyone help me figure out how to delete this stubborn folder?
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Are you using a Windows computer? You might want to try using the 'robocopy' command to delete that folder. It's pretty effective at handling tricky directories. Here's a guide that explains it better: cects.com/delete-complex-directories/.
It sounds like your permissions are acting up. I found this guide that could help you sort out the access issues: repairwin.com/fix-access-denied-error-at-disk-c-after-windows-8-refresh/. That might be just what you need.
Have you run 'checkdisk' on your drives? There might be some file system corruption causing this. If you can, try renaming the folder first; sometimes that makes it easier to delete. And if all else fails, booting into a Linux environment could help you delete it directly!
Surprisingly, renaming the folder actually did the trick for me! After renaming it, deleting was a breeze.
What kind of folder are you trying to delete? It sounds like it might be a system-protected folder. Just to clarify, is it a game folder? Because if it is a regular application, you shouldn’t run into these issues.
You really don’t need to switch operating systems for this. But it's good to know that's an option!