Cannot Delete Folders


  1. Posts : 4
    Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
       #1

    Cannot Delete Folders


    Just a question I hope someone can answer.
    I recently installed my OS on a new hard drive. I then reinstalled all my programs on the new hard drive. After reinstalling all my programs, I deleted the old windows directory/folder from the original hard drive and then all the programs that were still left on it. However, I have been unsuccessful at deleting the 'Adobe\Acrobat 10' and 'Adobe Reader 10.01' folders. I get the message "You need permission to perform this action." "You require permission from SYSTEM to make changes to this folder." I even went to the root directory (H) where these folders reside and set full permissions for Authenticated Users, SYSTEM, Administrators and Users. Still no joy. I continue to get the above messages when trying to delete these two folders. Any suggestions?
    Thanks in advance.
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  2. Posts : 17,796
    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
       #2

    Welcome
    Unlocker may work for you
    Unlocker by Cedrick 'Nitch' Collomb
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  3. Posts : 8,679
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #3

    Right Click on the folder and select Unlocker. On the window that will appear on No Action select Delete and OK. It should be deleted,or it may delete after rebooting your pc.
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  4. Posts : 471
    W7 Professional x64
       #4

    Personally, I think a better solution would be to take ownership of the hard drive's files, since I think that's a true solution to the situation here (plus I'm always leery of third party "just works!" software).

    Alternatively: If you've everything you want off the hard drive, then simply format it.
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  5. Posts : 132
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #5

    +1 for reformatting.
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  6. Posts : 4
    Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #6

    richc46 said:
    Welcome
    Unlocker may work for you
    Unlocker by Cedrick 'Nitch' Collomb
    Fantastic! Thanks for the help. + Rep for the awesome assistance!
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    Posts : 89
    Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
       #7

    Just used Unlocker, deserves a donation for sure :)
    Thanks for the tip!
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