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| | Permission needed to delete several hundred files/folders Install of a software program (itunes) went bad in the middle. Neither a new install, nor an uninstall would solve my problem, so I went about deleteing the folders and files. BUT, there were several hundred files in a couple of dozen folders that will not let me delete them UNLESS I slowly take owner ship of each file, then give me all permissions on that file, then delete it. When I finally delete all the files in a folder, I can then take ownership and permissions of the folder and delete it. Is there a faster way to do this? I'd like to save the several hours of mouse clicking. QBKen |
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| Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | Re: Permission needed to delete several hundred files/folders Install of a software program (itunes) went bad in the middle. Neither a new install, nor an uninstall would solve my problem, so I went about deleteing the folders and files. BUT, there were several hundred files in a couple of dozen folders that will not let me delete them UNLESS I slowly take owner ship of each file, then give me all permissions on that file, then delete it. When I finally delete all the files in a folder, I can then take ownership and permissions of the folder and delete it. Is there a faster way to do this? I'd like to save the several hours of mouse clicking. QBKen You can add "Take Ownership" to the context menu. It will take ownership with one click. Plus, when you use it on a folder, it will take ownership of all the files and subfolders within that folder. This will show you how. Context Menu - Take Ownership Shawn |
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