Windows 10: Can't delete/change properties/etc. of file in Videos system folder

I have a file in the videos folder, the full path is

"C:\Users\Tony\Videos\vlc-record-2019-09-09-17h35m00s-André Rieu & Mirusia - Time To Say Goodbye-DVbOxh7tQCc.mkv-.mkv"

a total of 116 characters (excluding quotes).

The apparent file properties are odd, size is 16.1KB (16,536 bytes) but the video length is given as 04:16:53. Clearly one or both of these is wrong.

Permissions look normal and ok.

When I try to delete the file - Explorer, FileAssassin, Del command from elevated Command prompt - the deleting program hangs. Trying to Rename, change properties, etc. produces a similar result.

Whilst the file is not occupying much space I do try to keep things tidy and would like to deleted the file.

Any thoughts?

:)

 

Trouble deleting a folder

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

*Confused

Will I be forever stuck with these unnecessary folders? *Oh Well hwell:

 

Can't delete a video file from my foldier

Hi,

Thank you for posting on Microsoft Community. I understand the inconvenience you faced. I will certainly help you with this.

I suggest you to try deleting the video file in safe mode and check if it allows you to delete the file. If issue persist, try deleting it after taking full permission of video file. To do so, kindly follow the below given steps:

• • 
    Right click on the file and click on Properties.
    
  • 
    Click on Security, check Owner should be "SYSTEM" in
    Advance tab.
    
  • 
    Now check the save for C:\Users\<username>
    
  • 
    Owner should also be "SYSTEM"
    
  • 
    Check the users you signed into windows as (should be your Microsoft account) should be in the "Permissions entries" list with "Full Contol"
    
  • 
    If not, Add the user you are logged in as.
    
  • 
    All the folders and sub-folders below should be "owned" by the user you are logged into windows with
    importantly, have a permissions entry for "full control"
    
  • 
    Check for all the related folder where you are getting same error, but for some reason that same user is missing a "Permission Entry". Add a "full control" entry for the user and you should be able
    to save to that folder and all sub-folders
    

Hope this information helps. Post back with updated issue details for further help.

Thank you.

 

Security tab in folder properties just disappeared

Hi Nikola,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community. Let me assist you.

• Is the issue specific to any particular file or folder?

I suggest you to restore the Folder properties to default and check if it helps.

Steps:-

• Windows Key + E and click View.
  
• Select Option and choose "Change folder and search options"
• Go to View tab and Restore defaults.
  

If you still face the issue, try running a System File Checker (SFC) Scan on the system and check if it helps.

System file check is a utility built into the Operating System that will check for system file corruption the
sfc /scannow command (System File Check) scans the integrity of all protected operating system files and replaces incorrect, corrupted, changed, or damaged versions with the correct versions where possible.

I suggest you to try the steps provided, in the link below in order to run SFC scan on your computer.

System file check (SFC) Scan and Repair System Files & DISM to fix things SFC cannot





Hope this information is helpful. Please do let us know if you need further assistance, we’ll be glad to assist you.