unable to delete folders :s

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itwasntme187

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Hi there,

I have been trying to remove all system restore folders on my pc but even after disabling system restore i have found on some of my hard drives that i have alot of RP* folders left...
On one of my drives i have nearly 2 GB of stuff under the system Volume information folder and i cannot get rid of it.

Everytime i try to open the folder (F:\System volume information\) i am getting 'access denied'

I have treeview installed on my pc so i can browse to the folders within it and view the files but when i try to delete them it does nothing. :s

i have tried in safe mode also but with no luck.

I have already turned off UAC and have full admin rights

Does anyone have a solution for me?
 

My Computer

System One

Each of those are "read only" system protected files or folders seen there. You need to right click on each to take ownership on each and see the read only option unchecked followed by clicking the apply button to see that set. Once you have total ownership you can deleted each one as you go along.

A free tool that can also help is the TakeOwnership mod to see that option added into the right click menu. Add "Take Ownership" to Explorer Right-Click Menu in Vista :: the How-To Geek Note the reg mod available there will also work on XP as well as Vista for seeing that option added onto the right click menu.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom built desktops =2 Toshiba replace HP laptop
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 975 Deneb core 3.6ghz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4
    Memory
    Kingston Hyper X 1.5v DDR3 PC12800 1600mhz 16gb
    Graphics card(s)
    MSI Radeon HD 5750 1tb
    Sound Card
    Creative X-Fi XtremeAudio PCIe
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus 19" HP 20" second lcd main HP 20" remote pc.
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900, 1600x900 main - 1600x900 2nd desktop
    Hard Drives
    WD Black Edition 1tb Sata II -2 WD SAS "Heavy Duty" RE class 2tb - 2 External usb/eSata WD Black 1tb main -1 External usb only WD Green Power 1tb -1
    PSU
    Corsair 750w 750TX main - Corsair 600w remote
    Case
    Antec 900-2 - SSD compatible eSata ports 2 - NZXT Vulcan 2nd
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9900A cpu, twin front 120s, top 200cm, rear 120
    Mouse
    MSI Interceptor D200
    Keyboard
    AZIO Ilumminated keys gaming keyboard/volume control usb
    Internet Speed
    30mbps upgrade
thanks for that,
I have applied the reg and successfully taken ownership, but when i deselect the read only and apply it looks like its working, but it does not let me delete the folder
then when i go back to the properties it has the read only selected as the full box, not tick box...

seem to be going round in circles now :s
 

My Computer

System One

Sometimes you have to fight a little to actually get the full control over various files and folders. The right click option helps a lot while you have to go through a few other steps at times to see that work.

Once you have the security tab open click on the advanced tab and then double click on your admin/user name to see a third screen come up. From there click ok on that and the second advanced to then select your user name>edit from the security tab on the properties to recheck the full control box.

The other thing to do is uncheck those other drives in the System Properties>System Protection tab there. You will likely need to restart the system to see the changes put into effect so plan on doing that as well.

 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom built desktops =2 Toshiba replace HP laptop
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 975 Deneb core 3.6ghz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4
    Memory
    Kingston Hyper X 1.5v DDR3 PC12800 1600mhz 16gb
    Graphics card(s)
    MSI Radeon HD 5750 1tb
    Sound Card
    Creative X-Fi XtremeAudio PCIe
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus 19" HP 20" second lcd main HP 20" remote pc.
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900, 1600x900 main - 1600x900 2nd desktop
    Hard Drives
    WD Black Edition 1tb Sata II -2 WD SAS "Heavy Duty" RE class 2tb - 2 External usb/eSata WD Black 1tb main -1 External usb only WD Green Power 1tb -1
    PSU
    Corsair 750w 750TX main - Corsair 600w remote
    Case
    Antec 900-2 - SSD compatible eSata ports 2 - NZXT Vulcan 2nd
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9900A cpu, twin front 120s, top 200cm, rear 120
    Mouse
    MSI Interceptor D200
    Keyboard
    AZIO Ilumminated keys gaming keyboard/volume control usb
    Internet Speed
    30mbps upgrade
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