Windows 10: Cannot delete Google Drive folder .tmp.drivedownload solved for me.

Discus and support Cannot delete Google Drive folder .tmp.drivedownload solved for me. in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; SOLUTION FOR MY PC. I tried everything I could find to delete the .tmp.drivedownload folder. The folder had 1022 files and showed each one as over 3GB,... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by leewat, Apr 24, 2020.

  1. LEEWAT
    leewat Win User

    Cannot delete Google Drive folder .tmp.drivedownload solved for me.


    SOLUTION FOR MY PC. I tried everything I could find to delete the .tmp.drivedownload folder. The folder had 1022 files and showed each one as over 3GB, totaling over 3TB in the folder. My SSD has only 500GB storage so the folder could not have been 3TB. What finally fixed the problem was booting into "Windows 10 safe mode" and deleting the folder while in "safe mode". I rebooted my PC into regular Windows 10 mode, and poof the .tmp.drivedownload was finally gone. Search the internet for how to boot into safe mode. After deleting the .tmp.drivedownload folder in safe mode and while still in "safe mode", undo booting into "safe mode" and restart.

    :)
     
    leewat, Apr 24, 2020
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  2. OLI_RAMSAY
    oli_ramsay Win User

    Trouble deleting a folder

    Thanks for the suggestion but it says "delete folder failed for E:\....." for each folder I try.

    *Confused Cannot delete Google Drive folder .tmp.drivedownload solved for me. :confused:

    Will I be forever stuck with these unnecessary folders? *Oh Well Cannot delete Google Drive folder .tmp.drivedownload solved for me. :eek:hwell:
     
    oli_ramsay, Apr 24, 2020
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  3. METRO5053
    metro5053 Win User
    Cannot delete tmp folders


    OK, tried to delete them in the Safe mode, still says I need administrator permission to carry out the action.
    They are on the C drive not in any folder just listed one after another in amongst Program files, Program files(x86), Windows etc.
    Hydranix, sorry don't really understand what to do, so have not tried it.
    Disc cleanup did not work, unfortunately. Haven't got a clue how they appeared there, being tmp files would have thought I could have deleted them.
    Really appreciated the advice
    Thanks and Regards
    Bob
     
    metro5053, Apr 24, 2020
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  4. SWALKERELT
    SWalkerELT Win User

    Cannot delete Google Drive folder .tmp.drivedownload solved for me.

    Hundreds of MSI####.tmp files in C:/ Drive

    Here's what helped me:

    The ICACLS command.

    Imagine my Windows ID is Joseph and I have hundreds of MSI*.tmp empty folders on c:\. I'm not going to change the security properties of each one, giving JOSEPH-AND-MARY\Joseph the ability to delete MSI1234.tmp and all the other MSI*.tmp folders.

    No, I need a miracle! The ICACLS command is that miracle.

    Step 1:

    icacls c:\MSI*.tmp /grant JosephCannot delete Google Drive folder .tmp.drivedownload solved for me. :(F,DE)

    Step 2:

    Now you can delete those pesky folders in Windows Explorer or any utility that deletes empty folders.

    (Note: I did run TAKEOWN c:\MSI*.tmp first, so I'm not sure if that was necessary.)
     
    SWalkerELT, Apr 24, 2020
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