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Can't delete folder - access denied (despite attempts to fix)
I'm trying to delete an obsolete directory. When I try to do so, I get a message "Folder access denied: You require permission from Administrators to make changes to this folder."
Based on forum advice for a similar problem that worked in the past, I did the following:
Right-click the directory and choose Properties, then Security/Advanced/Owner/Edit. Check "Replace owner on subcontainers". When I checked it and clicked OK, I got a message saying "If you have just taken ownership of this object, you will need to close and reopen this object's properties before you can view or change permissions." However when I closed & reopened Properties, the check mark was gone.
Once I was able to delete such a directory in spite of this problem, so I continued:
Right-click the directory/Properties/Edit: Give Full Control to Administrators (I gave it to Administrators and everyone else).
Right-click the directory/Properties/Security/Advanced/Change Permissions. Check Replace all child permissions with inheritable permissions from this object.
When I reopened Properties, the check I made was gone and more to the point, I still couldn't delete the directory.
What can I do? Is there any way to avoid all these senseless (to me) machinations and just get rid of the directory? Thanks for any help.