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How To Delete Files With Admin Permission
How To Delete Files With Admin Permission
How To Delete Files With Admin Permission
1.
o 1
Open "Control Panel," "User Accounts" and "Change User Account Settings." Temporarily
lower the slider to "Never Notify." Delete the file and change the settings back to "Default"
immediately.
o 2
Repeatedly tap the F8 key on computer start-up, then choose "Safe Mode" from the diagnostic
menu. Proceed to delete the file. Restart as normal.
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o 3
Click on the "Start button." Click "Accessories," "Command Prompt" and "enter: user
administrator /active:yes." Delete your file and then "enter: user administrator /active:no."
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folder Properties > Security > Advanced > Owner > Edit
I checked the "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects" box
and then I passed ownership to PcName\MyUserName
I also checked a file which I meant to delete and indeed, the ownership is applied there, as
well..
There, in the list of users, I see two long strings of numbers that I suppose are somehow
connected to my old XP system (attachment 1). When I try to delete one, it won't do it.
Instead I get a message about this object inheriting permissions etc. (attachment 2)
Also, I don't see my name in this list of users (eventhough, I am the owner).
Fix “Cannot Delete Folder. You Need
Permission To Perform This Action”
You can always count on Windows to throw massively annoying errors at you when trying to do the
simplest of things. For example, deleting a folder! I tried to delete a folder on my Windows 7 machine and
Thanks Windows. Obviously, my first thought was a permissions issue, but knowing how Windows works,
you can never trust the error message either. Unfortunately, when dealing with the “You don’t have
permission” issue, it’s either an actual permission issue or it’s because the file or folder is locked by a
process.
In this post, I’ll walk you through the different methods you can try to fix this problem, starting with the
can read my previous post on how to restart Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 in safe mode. Windows 8 boots differently
than previous versions of Windows, so read my previous post on how to boot Windows 8 into safe mode.
If you are able to delete the folder in safe mode, it means that some process was basically holding on to
the folder and preventing Windows from deleting it. If you still can’t delete it and get the permissions
way before trying other options. Go ahead and right-click on the folder and choose Properties.
Now is the fun part. It definitely looks complicated and that’s why you have to do this section right,
otherwise you’ll think you set the permissions right when, in fact, they are wrong.
First of all, go ahead and check the Replace all child object permissions with inheritable permissions from this
object box. Then go ahead and uncheck the Include inheritable permissions from this object’s parent box. When
you uncheck the box, you’ll get a warning box where you’ll have to choose from Add or Remove. Go ahead
Now a normal folder that is deletable should look something like above with SYSTEM, Administrators and
the user (Aseem) having Full Control with the Type set to Allow. At this point, you need to see what’s
different and get your permissions to look like this using the Add, Edit and Remove buttons.
If you see any permissions with Deny in the Type, go ahead and remove them. Next make sure to add your
username and the Administrators group and give them Full Control. Just click Add and type in the user
name for your Windows account and then click Check Names. My Windows user name was Aseem, so I typed
go ahead and add that also just to be on the safe side. When you are done and the permissions look
correct, go ahead and click OK. It might take some time if the folder is large and has a lot of subfolders.
holding locks on the folder. Note that when you install it, you do need to make sure you don’t install any
of the special offer software. The program is not malware or spyware, but it does ask you to install other
Once installed, it’ll add an option to your right-click context menu. Go to the folder in Explorer, right-
Now you will get a pop up window either stating there are currently no locks or you’ll get a list of
Unlock will let you select one particular item and unlock it. If you want to release all locks on the folder,
just click Unlock All. It’s a very effective tool and usually will solve your problem. If none of the above
Method 4 – MoveOnBoot
If nothing else has worked, then you can try a few other things. One is to try and delete the file before
Windows boots up completely. In order to do this, you can use a program called MoveOnBoot. It’s freeware
then let it restart the computer. It will let you know in program whether it’ll be able to delete the folder or
not.
surefire way to delete a folder regardless of permissions or whether it’s locked or not is to use a boot disk.
This is definitely more complicated, but using this method, you can delete anything you want.
Basically, a boot disk is a bootable CD/DVD that loads an OS or DOS interface that lets you then run
commands like deleting partitions, deleting files, repairing master boot records and lots more. Most of the
boot disks are overkill for what we want to do, but it’ll get the job done if nothing else is working.
I’m not going to go into detail about how to use a boot disk here because most of those sites all have
their own documentation, but it’s not too hard if you spend a little time. Here are a list of free bootdisk
http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/index.html
http://www.boot-disk.com/product_overview.htm
If you are having trouble with one of the methods above, feel free to a post a comment and we’ll try to
help out. Method 5 can be a little complicated, so if you have any questions, feel free to ask. Enjoy!