Windows 10: Cant delete antivirus folder even though im the administrator.

Discus and support Cant delete antivirus folder even though im the administrator. in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; My kid installed combo cleaner which i want OFF my computer, yet i try to delete and it says:"You'll need to provide administrator permission to delete... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by benstoffa, Nov 3, 2021.

  1. benstoffa Win User

    Cant delete antivirus folder even though im the administrator.


    My kid installed combo cleaner which i want OFF my computer, yet i try to delete and it says:"You'll need to provide administrator permission to delete this folder"When i click "Skip" it does the same thingIf i click "Continue" then it says "You need permission to perform this actionYou require permission from DESKTOP-K8L420Q\user to make changes to this folder"I am the administrator, and any other way to delete the folder ComboCleaner is in doesnt work either.Any fixes? Windows 10

    :)
     
    benstoffa, Nov 3, 2021
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  2. Trouble deleting a folder

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

    *Confused Cant delete antivirus folder even though im the administrator. :confused:

    Will I be forever stuck with these unnecessary folders? *Oh Well Cant delete antivirus folder even though im the administrator. :eek:hwell:
     
    oli_ramsay, Nov 3, 2021
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  3. topgundcp Win User
    Unable to delete a folder - Invalid folder name


    Suggestion:
    1. Run chkdsk x: /r to make sure that there's no HD corruption.
      x: is the drive containing the folder you want to delete.
    2. Try to delete the folder again. If still does not work, go to step 3.
    3. Download: Download - Linux Mint and create a bootable USB using: Rufus - Create bootable USB
    4. Boot up with Linux Mint and try to delete the folder again.
      NOTE: Unlike WinPE. Linux does not have any Windows permission imposed to it so it is easier to delete.
     
    topgundcp, Nov 3, 2021
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  4. Cant delete antivirus folder even though im the administrator.

    0 byte folder cannot be deleted Problem

    I have a 0 byte folder and I can't delete it. I'm using win 7 64 bit.
    please help *Cry :cry:

    It says access denied when trying, please login as admin blah blah msgs....

    I've searched the net for hours, Trying unlocker, fileassassin, and all other 'file deleter' programs out there. tried on safe mode, tried the cmd commands, even in cmd it says access denied, tried the closing explorer.exe and doing the command. I tried changing permissions and atrributes and it says you do not have permission to view or edit this objects permission settings. I logged in as the Administrator and still no hope.

    the folder originally contained all my movies but since then i moved(using the move command) all of them someplace else(on another hdd) and I thought it was gone but the folder is still there, 0 bytes. It was shared when i deleted it and still appeared on the shared folders list but inaccessible coz it was already deleted so i 'unshared' the folder from the shared folders list. and so the problem began. the folder is still there and it is undeletable

    One surefire way to do it without deleting my files is copying all other files to another HDD and reformat it and copy it back again but my hdd is currently contains 1 tb out of 1.36 and i dont have any hdds with that free space to use.

    ALSO I CAN'T OPEN THE FOLDER it says

    Location is not available

    'directory' is not accessible.
    Access is Denied.

    i think its more of a windows glitch than a virus problem

    help??? *Frown Cant delete antivirus folder even though im the administrator. :(
     
    lyndonguitar, Nov 3, 2021
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