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Notify me of new posts via email. If it finds them, try deleting at this point. I tried doing that last night and got an "Access denied" message for attrib -r , erase , and del. There's about half a dozen documents and pictures on the hard drive I use for data storage which have this problem. I discovered them while burning a backup CD and the files could not be opened.
When I tried to replace the files from an older backup, but I couldn't overwrite them. RE: Cannot delete files, "access is denied" Are the files in a directory structure with a long name? Sometimes this can happen if the directory path is too long. I think the limit is around characters but it is often possible to exceed this. If this is the case, try shortening the directory path and try deleting the files again. I don't think the names are too long. There's other files in the same directory which are fine.
At this point I can only guess that somethng "hiccuped" and corrupted their entry in the FAT RE: Cannot delete files, "access is denied" What are the file names which you can't delete? Can you supply the Property details as to size etc.
Is the file system NTFS? Can you supply the full path details. Are there any Deny Permissions set on these files? Select both boxes. RE: Cannot delete files, "access is denied" 1. Make sure Read-only is unchecked.
Give your username full control 5. I apologize if this was already suggested above. I just did a quick scan and didn't see that it was tried. Here is problem : I have Recently 2 OS running on my laptop 1 XP Pro and other Vista Beta for some reason my boot menu disparead so i decided to delete all data regarding Vista as i dont use it and it taking alot of space on HD, the vista was installed on D drive, i was able to delete all data concerning User etc..
When ever i try to delete it i have an error message : Access is denied Under Group or user names , tap or click your name to see the permissions that you have. To open a file, you have to have the Read permission. To change the permissions of a file or folder, follow these steps. Important You must be logged on as an administrator to change permissions on files and folders.
Press and hold or right-click the file or folder, and then tap or click Properties. Tap or click Edit , tap or click your name, select the check boxes for the permissions that you must have, and then click OK. The file or folder may be encrypted Encryption can help protect files and folders from unwanted access. You cannot open an encrypted file or folder without the certificate that was used to encrypt it.
To determine whether a file or folder is encrypted, follow these steps:. Tap or click the General tab, and then tap or click Advanced. If the Encrypt contents to secure data check box is selected, you have to have the certificate that was used to encrypt the file or folder to be able to open it.
In this situation, you should obtain the certificate from the person who created or encrypted the file or folder, or have that person decrypt the file or folder. You may not have ownership of a file or folder If you recently upgraded your computer to Windows 7 from an earlier version of Windows, some of your account information may have changed. To take ownership of a file or a folder, follow these steps:. Right-click the folder that you want to take ownership of, then click Properties.
Click the Security tab, click Advanced , then click the Owner tab. Note If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. If you want this person to be the owner of files and subfolders in this folder, select the Replace owner on subcontainers and objects check box. To determine the permissions of the file or folder, follow these steps:.
Under Group or user names , click your name to see the permissions that you have. To change permissions on a file or folder, follow these steps. Click Edit , click your name, select the check boxes for the permissions that you must have, and then click OK. For more information about permissions, see What are permissions? Click the General tab, then click Advanced. You should obtain the certificate from the person who created or encrypted the file or folder, or have that person decrypt the file or folder.
For more information, see Import or export certificates and private keys. Cause A problem that prevents you from accessing or working with files and folders can occur for one or more of the following reasons:. To check permissions on a file or a folder, follow these steps:. The file or folder may be corrupted Files can become corrupted for several reasons. The most common reason is that you have a file open when your computer crashes or loses power.
Most corrupted files cannot be repaired. In this situation, you should either delete the file or restore the file from a backup copy. For more information about corrupted files and how to fix them, see Corrupted files: frequently asked questions. Your local user profile may be corrupted Occasionally, Windows might not read your local user profile correctly.
This may prevent you from accessing files and folders. In this situation, you may have to use a new local user profile. To create the profile, you must first create a local user account. When the new account is created, the profile is also created.
To create a local user account, follow these steps:. Swipe from the right edge of the screen, tap Settings , and then tap Change PC settings. You will need to relocate this later when forcibly deleting it in the Command Prompt. Open a Command Prompt window. Close all open programs. Leave the Command Prompt window open, but proceed to close all other open programs. Open the window Task Manager. Click on the "Processes" tab of the windows Task Manager. Select it and click on "End Process.
Return to the Command Prompt window. Here you may forcibly delete a file or a folder through employing a basic command line tool. While both files and folders can be deleted in basically the same way, there are subtle differences in the command you will use. This will be in your command prompt. Execute your command. Delete your file. After "My documents," enter the Delete command followed by the name of the file you wish to delete. For example, "del unwanted file. Delete a folder.
EXE" to restart the Windows interface. Close the Task Manager. The file should now be deleted but you can check by searching for it by going to Start and then entering it into the search bar. After I write the proper codes to delete a folder in the command prompt, I get "access is denied" for each and every file inside the folder.
Why is this happening, and what do I do to delete the files? You might not have admin rights on the files. Yes No. Not Helpful 36 Helpful 5. Is there anything else I can try if this doesn't work and access is also denied in CMD?
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