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Can't delete a file - Access is denied to Administrator
I have an mpeg file on my local hard drive that I cannot delete. My account
is an administrator account, running under vista ultimate. When I look at the file properties I see that the ownership is unassigned (unable to display current owner), but when I attempt to take ownership, windows security reports "Unable to set new owner on [filename]. Access is denied." Can anyone recommend steps to delete this file? |
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Can't delete a file - Access is denied to Administrator
Try this. Right-click Command Prompt, and choose Run as Administrator.
Type the following command, and then press ENTER: takeown /f Path_And_File_Name For example, type: takeown /f C:\Users\You\Downloads\unwanted.mp3 Type the following command, and then press ENTER to grant administrators full access to the file: icacls Path_And_File_Name /GRANT ADMINISTRATORS:F For example, type: icacls C:\Users\You\Downloads\unwanted.mp3 /grant administrators:F Then try to delete unwanted.mp3. If that doesn't work, try to delete the file in Safe Mode. "jeff" wrote in message ... I have an mpeg file on my local hard drive that I cannot delete. My account is an administrator account, running under vista ultimate. When I look at the file properties I see that the ownership is unassigned (unable to display current owner), but when I attempt to take ownership, windows security reports "Unable to set new owner on [filename]. Access is denied." Can anyone recommend steps to delete this file? |
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Can't delete a file - Access is denied to Administrator
jeff wrote:
I have an mpeg file on my local hard drive that I cannot delete. My account is an administrator account, running under vista ultimate. When I look at the file properties I see that the ownership is unassigned (unable to display current owner), but when I attempt to take ownership, windows security reports "Unable to set new owner on [filename]. Access is denied." Can anyone recommend steps to delete this file? Played the mpeg with vista mediaplayer ? take and install vlc-player do not use mediaplayer it kinda sucks |
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Can't delete a file - Access is denied to Administrator
I ran into a 3 gig file just yesterday that was seemingly impossible to
delete. I tried everything. I then ran chkdsk g: /f (fix option) on the partition. I was then able to delete the file (it had apparently become corrupted). -- Regards, Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User (For email, remove the obvious from my address) "jeff" wrote in message ... I have an mpeg file on my local hard drive that I cannot delete. My account is an administrator account, running under vista ultimate. When I look at the file properties I see that the ownership is unassigned (unable to display current owner), but when I attempt to take ownership, windows security reports "Unable to set new owner on [filename]. Access is denied." Can anyone recommend steps to delete this file? |
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Can't delete a file - Access is denied to Administrator
What can you do if takeown is getting 'access denied" when trying to take ownership? -- gdoran Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com |
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Can't delete a file - Access is denied to Administrator
How are you running takeown?
------- *Report back, please* [When responding to posts, please include the post(s) you are replying to so that others may learn and benefit from the issue] [How to ask a question] http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 "gdoran" wrote in message ... What can you do if takeown is getting 'access denied" when trying to take ownership? -- gdoran Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com |
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Can't delete a file - Access is denied to Administrator
takedown /f foldername /r. Get Sucess: the fodler foldername is now owned by domainname\gdoran. Then get Info: access is denied foldername\filename. Filename is set to read-only, can't seem to unset it. -- gdoran Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com |
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Can't delete a file - Access is denied to Administrator
Do this then try takeown again: attrib -r -a -s -h del [drive] path] [filename] ------- *Report back, please* [When responding to posts, please include the post(s) you are replying to so that others may learn and benefit from the issue] [How to ask a question] http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 "gdoran" wrote in message ... takedown /f foldername /r. Get Sucess: the fodler foldername is now owned by domainname\gdoran. Then get Info: access is denied foldername\filename. Filename is set to read-only, can't seem to unset it. -- gdoran Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com |
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Can't delete a file - Access is denied to Administrator
Get a access denied trying to change the attribute with attrib. -- gdoran Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com |
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Can't delete a file - Access is denied to Administrator
Run the command from an Administrator Command prompt. "gdoran" wrote in message ... Get a access denied trying to change the attribute with attrib. -- gdoran Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com |
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