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Name: Zenno
Judging by the title it may seem very easy to solve for some of you but please read:
Don't ask me why but i now have 2 folders on my EXTERNAL hard drive that i just can't remove.
The 2 folders are:
5a64025f7596588362a636
AND
f3b49f6806b06d428dd9a7cdEach of them contain another folder named "update".
I always get an "access denied" message when trying to enter the "update" folder.
I tried:
- Safe Mode
- killbox
- Unlocker
- Delete FXP filesAnd there are no virus, or malwares of any kind on my computer.
I also could not rename any of the folders.
The name of the folders could suggest a "residue" left by a windows update but even with that, the methods above should have been succesful in removing the folder.
I have administrative rights and i am the only one on the computer. Anyway, since it's an EXTERNAL drive, i also tried to hook it on another computer with the same results
As you can see, I'm out of options here.
You might try running chkdsk on the drive. I've had a similar problem (but with files) on a corrupt external drive.
As a last resort, you could always move your important files off the drive, format it, and then copy your important files back.
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How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...
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That was fast.
Ok, here's what i did.
To get access to the security tab, i turned off simple file sharing.
Then, yes i took ownership of the folder. In fact the folder was owned by 5a64025f7596588362a636 which is the name of the folder. I gave myself "Administrators" full control.
But it didn't work.
I will try a chkdsk and keep you posted.
thanks
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I tried that earlier, but not after taking ownership of the folder.
Anyway, in XP, it's not a problem since, as an administrator, i never had a problem deleting a "read only" file or folder.
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Clarifications:
After taking ownership of the folder, i was able to rename it.
But, I was NOT able to take ownership of the subfolder called "update".
So, the result is the same, i can't delete the folders...grrrr....This drives me nut.
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IT WORKED !!!!
I don't know how or why, but when i got back into the advanced button, i was able to remove the ownership to whatever thing took it and re-give it to me. It wasn't working before
Maybe it was because i rebooted after the chkdsk, i don't know. Anyway, i am happy now.
Thanks for everyone's input, it's very appreciated.
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We're glad to hear you solved your problem.
"Maybe it was because i rebooted after the chkdsk"
Probably.
Sometimes it isn't made clear that you have to reboot to have settings take effect.
If in doubt, try rebooting.
........I actually had the following composed earlier but my computer froze before I could post it, and I hadn't gotten back to this topic till just now:
"You may have to reboot the computer as well.
If the folder is a subfolder of a folder or a drive letter that you are still not allowed to access, you also have to take ownership of the "parent" folder or drive letter."
I can usually save a notepad file when IE has frozen - that's what I did.
....at 1:40:45 pm Mountain Daylight Time, so 12:40:45 pm Pacific Daylight Time
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