I'm having trouble removing some files I accidentally copied from my C drive to my D drive. Every time I try to delete them, it says I need permission from an administrator, but I'm already the admin. Even when I change the ownership, it just tells me I need permission from the new owner. I've already set myself to have full access in the security settings, but it's still not working. Any advice on how to get around this?
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Check the format of your D drive by right-clicking on the files or folders, then selecting Properties. Make sure that 'Read Only' isn't checked. If it’s NTFS, go to the Security tab and see what permissions you have there.
You could try a registry edit to take ownership. That might just do the trick! It usually solves this kind of permission issue.
Booting into Safe Mode can help. When you're in Safe Mode, you might have better luck deleting those stubborn files.
I’m not sure how to boot into Safe Mode. Can you explain that?
Make sure those files are actually copied over and not moved. If they're system files that got moved instead of copied, deleting them can cause some serious problems, so be careful!
What exactly do you mean by registry edit? Is there a specific method I should follow?