Vista Tutorial - RE: Empty holder can not be deleted

01-12-2008

This could be an Ownership and Permission thing.

Take Ownership/Permissions
Even running as Administrator may leave you without permissions to modify
some files or folders, even ones that you have just downloaded and installed.
To access or modify (copy, delete, rename) files or folders you can take
Ownership of (in your Username) and grant yourself Full Control permissions
of the files or folders in question described in the following tutorial.

Take Ownership of file

To avoid having to do this individually for hundreds of files, Take
Ownership of large branch folders like Program Files folder, Users folder, or
Windows folder, and grant yourself Full Control of the folder, all
subfolders, and all files contained in the folder. In the case of Program
Files, you would have full access to all your programs. In the case of Users
folder, you would have full access to your Music, Pictures, Videos,
Documents, etc. In the case of Windows folder you would have full access to
your OS, including Windows Installer. These folders are all major branches of
your C:\ drive that can be accessed by clicking on Computer->C:\. My C drive
is listed as OS(C

.

Windows Explorer Run As Administrator
Another way to gain access to modify files and folders includes going to the
Start button, typing in Windows Explorer, right-clicking on this and
selecting Run As Administrator. You should then have "elevated privileges"
to do whatever you wish to files in Windows Explorer.

Unlocker Program
There is also a program called Unlocker that you can use to gain access to
modify files and folders.

http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

"churin" wrote:

Quote:

> I encouter from time to time situation where I can not delete file
> holder. The following is the one just happened.
>
> I downloaded a zip file on the desktop, created a holder in D: drive,
> moved the zip file to it, and unzipped the zip file. In the unzipping
> process a new sub-holder was automatically created and extracted files
> were saved in that sub-holder.
>
> Then, I could delete the zip file, all extracted files, but could not
> delete the automatically created sub-holder.
>
> Could anyone help me understand why and how to delete it?
>

01-12-2008

churin wrote:

Quote:

> I encouter from time to time situation where I can not delete file
> holder. The following is the one just happened.
>
> I downloaded a zip file on the desktop, created a holder in D: drive,
> moved the zip file to it, and unzipped the zip file. In the unzipping
> process a new sub-holder was automatically created and extracted files
> were saved in that sub-holder.
>
> Then, I could delete the zip file, all extracted files, but could not
> delete the automatically created sub-holder.
>
> Could anyone help me understand why and how to delete it?

Is the holder (sic) completely empty? Is the read-only bit set?

01-12-2008

Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin] wrote:

Quote:

> Please, when posting, try and use the right terminologies, even if you are a
> novice you should know that its a folder or directory, not 'holder'.
>
> Try taking ownwership of the folder:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421
>
> If that does not work, boot into safe mode then try deleting it.
>
> If that does not work, try this free recomendation by John Inzer:
>
> Unlocker
> http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

You might also try (free for personal use):
http://www.softwarepatch.com/software/moveonboot.html

01-12-2008	#1 (permalink)
uvbogden Guest n/a posts	RE: Empty holder can not be deleted This could be an Ownership and Permission thing. Take Ownership/Permissions Even running as Administrator may leave you without permissions to modify some files or folders, even ones that you have just downloaded and installed. To access or modify (copy, delete, rename) files or folders you can take Ownership of (in your Username) and grant yourself Full Control permissions of the files or folders in question described in the following tutorial. Take Ownership of file To avoid having to do this individually for hundreds of files, Take Ownership of large branch folders like Program Files folder, Users folder, or Windows folder, and grant yourself Full Control of the folder, all subfolders, and all files contained in the folder. In the case of Program Files, you would have full access to all your programs. In the case of Users folder, you would have full access to your Music, Pictures, Videos, Documents, etc. In the case of Windows folder you would have full access to your OS, including Windows Installer. These folders are all major branches of your C:\ drive that can be accessed by clicking on Computer->C:\. My C drive is listed as OS(C. Windows Explorer Run As Administrator Another way to gain access to modify files and folders includes going to the Start button, typing in Windows Explorer, right-clicking on this and selecting Run As Administrator. You should then have "elevated privileges" to do whatever you wish to files in Windows Explorer. Unlocker Program There is also a program called Unlocker that you can use to gain access to modify files and folders. http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/ "churin" wrote: Quote: > I encouter from time to time situation where I can not delete file > holder. The following is the one just happened. > > I downloaded a zip file on the desktop, created a holder in D: drive, > moved the zip file to it, and unzipped the zip file. In the unzipping > process a new sub-holder was automatically created and extracted files > were saved in that sub-holder. > > Then, I could delete the zip file, all extracted files, but could not > delete the automatically created sub-holder. > > Could anyone help me understand why and how to delete it? >
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01-12-2008	#2 (permalink)
David Sanders Guest n/a posts	Re: Empty holder can not be deleted churin wrote: Quote: > I encouter from time to time situation where I can not delete file > holder. The following is the one just happened. > > I downloaded a zip file on the desktop, created a holder in D: drive, > moved the zip file to it, and unzipped the zip file. In the unzipping > process a new sub-holder was automatically created and extracted files > were saved in that sub-holder. > > Then, I could delete the zip file, all extracted files, but could not > delete the automatically created sub-holder. > > Could anyone help me understand why and how to delete it? Is the holder (sic) completely empty? Is the read-only bit set?
My System Specs

01-12-2008	#3 (permalink)
David Sanders Guest n/a posts	Re: Empty holder can not be deleted Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin] wrote: Quote: > Please, when posting, try and use the right terminologies, even if you are a > novice you should know that its a folder or directory, not 'holder'. > > Try taking ownwership of the folder: > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421 > > If that does not work, boot into safe mode then try deleting it. > > If that does not work, try this free recomendation by John Inzer: > > Unlocker > http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/ You might also try (free for personal use): http://www.softwarepatch.com/software/moveonboot.html
My System Specs

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