Can't Delete Folder

I keep getting this error when I try to deleted the folder;



I unchecked and applied Read Only, but the box stayed checked like that.



I'm logged in as myself, which is an administrator account



Any I have full permissions for the folder I am trying to delete:



Any idea what I am missing and why I can't delete this folder?

Thanks

Jamie

Have you tried deleting it in safe mode? We can then move further with other options.

DeVandal said:

See Take Ownership of file - Vista Forums

Thanks.

I followed all the steps, and in step 18, I was unable to check the box for Full Control, it was checked, but gray.

I was still unable to deleted it so, then I read in the tips:

"If you are trying to delete a folder, then sometimes you will need to delete the contents within the subfolders first before you will be able to delete the main folder itself."

I had to go several levels deep in a number of folders to be able to delete the contents and the folders, but I was eventually able to delete the entire thing.

This was created here by my Backup program, Cobian Backup. Since these are going to be written on a regular basis (and they can't be done as a incremental backup due to the source being a FTP server), I will have to remove the older copies on a regular basis.

Should I try adding in the Take Ownership option that I read about here? Will that work with Win7?

Thanks,

Jamie

EzioAuditore said:

Have you tried deleting it in safe mode? We can then move further with other options.

No, I had not tried that, I was rather puzzled when it was giving me that error even after I checked and saw I had full permissions to it.

I can try to delete it in safe mode next time I need to remove a folder, but really would like to find a way for the regular delete to function. I'll need to remove the old backups on a regular basis.

Is there a setting in Cobian Backup I might be able to change that could fix this? I just looked; It is setup to run as a service. It wouldn't tell me what account it was running under, but I just changed it so that it runs under my account. Not sure if this will help.

Thanks

Jamie

DeVandal said:

The Take Ownership menu option can be quite helpful.

.net and a handful of other apps leave junk behind that require this process for removal.

That "Take Ownership" edit to the registry file is compatible with Windows 7 Correct?

Thanks

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Thanks Guys for the help, sorry your team didn't win. Since I changed that setting in Cobian, I'm going to let a backup run overnight, and see if I have problems deleting folders in the new backup in the morning, if I do, I will proceed with the Take Ownership Menu option.

Thanks again for the help
Jamie