Deleted folder still reappears in Win 7
In Win 7, I have a folder. Let's call this folder F1. I gave full control NTFS permission to myself for F1. I tried to delete F1. F1 still reappeared. Suppose I tried to log off and log on again and then I tried to delete F1, it still reappeared. How to permanantly delete F1? Thanks.
August 18th, 2012 4:42am

Take the ownership of the desired folder which you would like to delete and then try. Take Ownership of a File or Folder http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753659.aspx you might also want to use a freeware utility "Unlocker" which can also help you delete locked files/folders. http://www.emptyloop.com/unlocker/I do not represent the organisation I work for, all the opinions expressed here are my own. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights. - .... .- -. -.- ... --..-- ... .- -. - --- ... ....
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August 18th, 2012 7:50am

I've seen this happen a few times caused by AV, in which case a reboot fixed the issue. If you could provide the actual name of the folder, we might be able to tell you what program is holding onto it.
August 18th, 2012 8:23am

Sorry that I can't provide the actual name of the folder because this issue is not mine. Someone else asked me about this issue. Anyway, thanks for all your kind help.
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August 18th, 2012 8:57am

You can try to delete file by holding Shift+Delete If that doesn't work you can try to delete the file Like this. Use the CD command (Change Directory) to navigate to the folder the file is in. cd c:\some\folder Then use the DEL command (DELete) to delete the file. del file.txt Or you can just do it with DEL using the full path. del c:\some\folder\file.txt Also if youu need to delete a folder try to delete like this Go to Command Prompt And type in to your location RD /S /Q "Full Path of Folder" So if would be like this RD /S /Q "C:\Users\UserName*\Desktop\Folder" And the should be it. Note that if you are using windows Vista or 7 you may need to right click on Command Prompt And Select Run As Administrator for it to work. Also if there is no way you can run a Linux base operating system and just delete it from there.
August 18th, 2012 10:43am

This issue occurs to only one folder. Similar to Alex Zhaozx, I think this is the possible solution: some program may have a reference to this folder. Suppose this folder is deleted. If this program runs again, it will try to recreate the folder. So you don't need to reply to this thread. This is solved. Thanks. :)
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August 18th, 2012 12:02pm

Hi, Dose this issue occur to every folder? Is this folder created by any program? Based on my experience, if a folder is created by a software, when it is deleted, the software would recreate it for its own purpose.Alex Zhao TechNet Community Support
August 18th, 2012 9:06pm

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