Undeletable Files

[Corrupt3d]

Hey,

I was trying to delete a few .txt files in the Cookie folder, I've tried several programs such as CCleaner, Unlocker, SpyBot Search & Destroy but I cannot delete those files.

I've also tried to delete them by using commands but it tells me "Access denied" screenshot below.

I can't delete them no matter what I do. If you have any suggestions / ideas feel free to share.


Thanks in advance.

 

[RolandJS]

EMCO Move [& Delete] on Boot, a freebie, may be your best bet. It's geeky! And it works MOST of the time.

 

[Pyprohly]

Heyas,

I assume "Zugriff verweigert" translates to "Access denied". Even when forcefully deleting files from an elevated command prompt, you must have enough permissions on the file objects to delete them.

Attached is a batch file. It deletes all files in the folder it's in (including itself), after it grants the correct permissions on each file in the folder. It deletes quite powerfully, so be absolutely sure that it is in the right location when you run it.

Preview:

@echo off
net session >NUL 2>&1|| powershell Start-Process '%0' -Verb RunAs&& exit /b|| exit /b
pushd "%~dp0"
takeown /f "*"
icacls "*" /grant:r "%USERNAME%":f
attrib "*" -r& attrib %0 +r
del "*"& popd& del /f %0

 

[Corrupt3d]

Thanks to both of you, I was finally able to remove those .txt files.

 

[RolandJS]

Pyprohly, I added the following two lines to my copy of your very good batchfile:
rem powershell delete present files & present directory
rem Ensure this BATchfile is in desired directory to delete; if not, CTRL-BREAK now.

-- will that work? Or, am I mistaken about Powershell??

 

[Pyprohly]

Hi Roland,

[W]ill that work? Or, am I mistaken about Powershell??

Could you clarify what you are asking?

And I do not recommend you keep a copy of this batch file, or edit it in anyway. It's dangerous(ly powerful).

 

[RolandJS]

Ahhh, I finally remembered this thread, yes, batchfile iced into my HD "freezer."