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Windows Forum / Windows Vista / File Management / March 2008Can'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? 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. >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 [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Can anyone recommend steps to delete this file? > 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 [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > 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 :D 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).  SignatureRegards, Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User (For email, remove the obvious from my address) >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 [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Can anyone recommend steps to delete this file? What can you do if takeown is getting 'access denied" when trying to take ownership? Signaturegdoran 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 > What can you do if takeown is getting 'access denied" when trying to > take ownership? 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. Signaturegdoran 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 > 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. Get a access denied trying to change the attribute with attrib. Signaturegdoran Run the command from an Administrator Command prompt. > Get a access denied trying to change the attribute with attrib. |
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