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Can't delete file in hidden folder even after changing owner
"Brink" wrote: Since you have 64-bit, you might see if "LockHunter" may help instead then. 'Download LockHunter 1.0 Beta 3 - Forcedly removes any files as well as displays what programs lock them - Softpedia' (http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/...ckHunter.shtml) Thanks, this tool looks useful for other situations in the way that Unlocker is on 32-bit OS's. In this case, I still get the message "You don't permission to open this file. Contact the owner..." My username is the owner. If there were a way to make Windows "think" this file was deleted successfully, thru a registry hack perhaps, I'm open to suggestions. This file is like a really stubborn weed. |
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Can't delete file in hidden folder even after changing owner
I'm about out of ideas myself. Have you already tried deleting it in the "built-in Admnistrator" account? http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67...r-account.html Petrarch;1189890 Wrote: "Brink" wrote: Since you have 64-bit, you might see if "LockHunter" may help instead then. 'Download LockHunter 1.0 Beta 3 - Forcedly removes any files as well as displays what programs lock them - Softpedia' ('Download LockHunter 1.0 Beta 3 - Forcedly removes any files as well as displays what programs lock them - Softpedia' (http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/...kHunter.shtml)) Thanks, this tool looks useful for other situations in the way that Unlocker is on 32-bit OS's. In this case, I still get the message "You don't permission to open this file. Contact the owner..." My username is the owner. If there were a way to make Windows "think" this file was deleted successfully, thru a registry hack perhaps, I'm open to suggestions. This file is like a really stubborn weed. -- Brink '*MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience*' (https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...5-AD617AF3D511) *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.* '*Windows 7 Forums*' (http://www.sevenforums.com/) '*Windows Vista Forums*' (http://www.vistax64.com/) *Please post feedback to help others.* |
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Can't delete file in hidden folder even after changing owner
I'm about out of ideas myself. Have you already tried deleting it in the "built-in Admnistrator" account? http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67...r-account.html Petrarch;1189890 Wrote: "Brink" wrote: Since you have 64-bit, you might see if "LockHunter" may help instead then. 'Download LockHunter 1.0 Beta 3 - Forcedly removes any files as well as displays what programs lock them - Softpedia' ('Download LockHunter 1.0 Beta 3 - Forcedly removes any files as well as displays what programs lock them - Softpedia' (http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/...kHunter.shtml)) Thanks, this tool looks useful for other situations in the way that Unlocker is on 32-bit OS's. In this case, I still get the message "You don't permission to open this file. Contact the owner..." My username is the owner. If there were a way to make Windows "think" this file was deleted successfully, thru a registry hack perhaps, I'm open to suggestions. This file is like a really stubborn weed. -- Brink '*MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience*' (https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...5-AD617AF3D511) *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.* '*Windows 7 Forums*' (http://www.sevenforums.com/) '*Windows Vista Forums*' (http://www.vistax64.com/) *Please post feedback to help others.* |
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Can't delete file in hidden folder even after changing owner
I have this installed on all of my computers. It has never failed to allow
me to delete folders or files that I choose to delete. It is called take ownership.reg and it is a registry entry that places a choice in the right click menu to take ownership of a folder and any sub folder and files contained therein. Try it. http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...menu-in-vista/ -- Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience & Security "Petrarch" wrote in message ... I restored my vista OS using a system image utility provided by Alienware. It created a backup folder on the c drive with all the old files in it, including user profiles. I changed the owner of all files and folders back to my account and tried to delete it, but got the UAC messages that I need to allow administrator rights to do so. After clicking yes, I got a message that permission was denied with the only options of "Try Again" or "Cancel". After making visible all hidden files and folders, I was able to drill down to the one file I could not delete. I've used the "take ownership" steps in Vista explorer properties, and also the "takeown" dos commands, which report success that the Administrators group or my account which belongs to the administrators group, is the owner of the file, and that I have full control of it. Even so, I cannot delete this file. In DOS, I get access denied. In Explorer, I get the "you need permission to perform this action" message, with "try again" or "cancel", and it shows that my account (or administrators group, doing it that way) is the owner. It's just this one file. I was able to delete all other files and folders around this file, but just not this one. I wonder if the folder path is so long or so nested that UAC fails to figure it out? It was in users\my profile\appdata\roaming\etc. Or is the file corrupt? The file is a tempory file created by one of those biometric devices when logged on with your fingerprint, and is supposed to disappear when you log off, but it seems to have remained there because of a hard boot. Is there a utility I can use that can nuke this one lone file? thanks |
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Can't delete file in hidden folder even after changing owner
I have this installed on all of my computers. It has never failed to allow
me to delete folders or files that I choose to delete. It is called take ownership.reg and it is a registry entry that places a choice in the right click menu to take ownership of a folder and any sub folder and files contained therein. Try it. http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...menu-in-vista/ -- Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience & Security "Petrarch" wrote in message ... I restored my vista OS using a system image utility provided by Alienware. It created a backup folder on the c drive with all the old files in it, including user profiles. I changed the owner of all files and folders back to my account and tried to delete it, but got the UAC messages that I need to allow administrator rights to do so. After clicking yes, I got a message that permission was denied with the only options of "Try Again" or "Cancel". After making visible all hidden files and folders, I was able to drill down to the one file I could not delete. I've used the "take ownership" steps in Vista explorer properties, and also the "takeown" dos commands, which report success that the Administrators group or my account which belongs to the administrators group, is the owner of the file, and that I have full control of it. Even so, I cannot delete this file. In DOS, I get access denied. In Explorer, I get the "you need permission to perform this action" message, with "try again" or "cancel", and it shows that my account (or administrators group, doing it that way) is the owner. It's just this one file. I was able to delete all other files and folders around this file, but just not this one. I wonder if the folder path is so long or so nested that UAC fails to figure it out? It was in users\my profile\appdata\roaming\etc. Or is the file corrupt? The file is a tempory file created by one of those biometric devices when logged on with your fingerprint, and is supposed to disappear when you log off, but it seems to have remained there because of a hard boot. Is there a utility I can use that can nuke this one lone file? thanks |
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Can't delete file in hidden folder even after changing owner
Unfortunately, none of these options worked on this one file. I had to
format the drive and start over. This time around, when I restored from a system image I did not create a backup folder on the C drive itself. Taking ownership "should" have worked, and all the various steps repliers provided were helpful, so don't feel bad. The lockhunter tool for 64-bit OS's has been added to my IT bag of tricks. I'd been looking for something that had the same features as unlocker for a while. Thanks for all your replies. I appreciated the help. |
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Can't delete file in hidden folder even after changing owner
Unfortunately, none of these options worked on this one file. I had to format the drive and start over. This time around, when I restored from a system image I did not create a backup folder on the C drive itself. Taking ownership "should" have worked, and all the various steps repliers provided were helpful, so don't feel bad. The lockhunter tool for 64-bit OS's has been added to my IT bag of tricks. I'd been looking for something that had the same features as unlocker for a while. Thanks for all your replies. I appreciated the help. |
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Can't delete file in hidden folder even after changing owner
Petrarch, I'm sorry to hear that you had to format the drive to get rid of that file. Petrarch;1190831 Wrote: Unfortunately, none of these options worked on this one file. I had to format the drive and start over. This time around, when I restored from a system image I did not create a backup folder on the C drive itself. Taking ownership "should" have worked, and all the various steps repliers provided were helpful, so don't feel bad. The lockhunter tool for 64-bit OS's has been added to my IT bag of tricks. I'd been looking for something that had the same features as unlocker for a while. Thanks for all your replies. I appreciated the help. -- Brink '*MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience*' (https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...5-AD617AF3D511) *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.* '*Windows 7 Forums*' (http://www.sevenforums.com/) '*Windows Vista Forums*' (http://www.vistax64.com/) *Please post feedback to help others.* |
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Can't delete file in hidden folder even after changing owner
Petrarch, I'm sorry to hear that you had to format the drive to get rid of that file. Petrarch;1190831 Wrote: Unfortunately, none of these options worked on this one file. I had to format the drive and start over. This time around, when I restored from a system image I did not create a backup folder on the C drive itself. Taking ownership "should" have worked, and all the various steps repliers provided were helpful, so don't feel bad. The lockhunter tool for 64-bit OS's has been added to my IT bag of tricks. I'd been looking for something that had the same features as unlocker for a while. Thanks for all your replies. I appreciated the help. -- Brink '*MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience*' (https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...5-AD617AF3D511) *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.* '*Windows 7 Forums*' (http://www.sevenforums.com/) '*Windows Vista Forums*' (http://www.vistax64.com/) *Please post feedback to help others.* |
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Can't delete file in hidden folder even after changing owner
I have removed such files using Ubuntu, downloaded as an ISO and installed
on a bootable thumb drive, using Unetbootin. Such a little item is very handy and with a decent Thumb drive, is quite impressive. FWIW, MSE found and removed a trojan installed along with Unlocker on one of my machines. Moreover Unlocker does not always work, and when it does, I wonder if it is safe.. "Petrarch" wrote in message ... I restored my vista OS using a system image utility provided by Alienware. It created a backup folder on the c drive with all the old files in it, including user profiles. I changed the owner of all files and folders back to my account and tried to delete it, but got the UAC messages that I need to allow administrator rights to do so. After clicking yes, I got a message that permission was denied with the only options of "Try Again" or "Cancel". After making visible all hidden files and folders, I was able to drill down to the one file I could not delete. I've used the "take ownership" steps in Vista explorer properties, and also the "takeown" dos commands, which report success that the Administrators group or my account which belongs to the administrators group, is the owner of the file, and that I have full control of it. Even so, I cannot delete this file. In DOS, I get access denied. In Explorer, I get the "you need permission to perform this action" message, with "try again" or "cancel", and it shows that my account (or administrators group, doing it that way) is the owner. It's just this one file. I was able to delete all other files and folders around this file, but just not this one. I wonder if the folder path is so long or so nested that UAC fails to figure it out? It was in users\my profile\appdata\roaming\etc. Or is the file corrupt? The file is a tempory file created by one of those biometric devices when logged on with your fingerprint, and is supposed to disappear when you log off, but it seems to have remained there because of a hard boot. Is there a utility I can use that can nuke this one lone file? thanks |
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