Windows 10: Can't delete old computer admin user file? Please help

About 20 minutes ago i uninstalled the old computer admin profile to free up space, and made my other account an admin. I fiund out that it had not deleted the user folder even though I'm sure I pressed the delete files option, and now I can't delete the folder because it keeps telling me it's open in something else or tells me that I don't have permission


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Specific Questions about Deleting Old User Accounts AND Their Files

Hey guys,

I have very specific questions and will outline the scenario leading up to them.

I created a new user account (new admin) due to previous user account corruption.

I have two drives, C, and D.

D is where my Documents, Videos etc libraries are.

C is my boot and program drive, and where my new user account's default libraries were.

I have pointed my new user account's libraries to drive D, so that I have access to those libraries in quick access and so that it is easier to navigate to them. Drive D is my HDD whereas drive C is my boot and program drive hence why I use drive D for files.

Now, I no longer need the old corrupted user account.

• Whom is the owner of the drive D files currently, prior to deletion of the old user account?
• If I delete the old user account AND delete their files, will this delete all of the files on drive D, despite them being pointed to from my new user account?
• Or if I delete the old user account and delete the files, will nothing happen to the files, and solely the old user account and residual login files be deleted?

• If I delete the old user account and keep the files, will my new user account become the owner?
• Furthermore if I delete the old user account and keep the files, will they be moved and/or duplicated to another location (as it says they will be in the popup dialogue)?
• And if they do get moved and/or duplicated, which one is it?
• And finally, can I simply just move them back straight away once they finish moving and/or duplicating?

Thank you in advance - these will be very helpful to me but potentially many others who have search similar strings. If these have already been answered please link the appropriate posts or paste them here.

 

How to delete and rename users

Hi Mark,

Before we can help you rename the new user account on your computer, please answer these questions for us to get a better understanding of the situation since you performed a clean installation of Windows 10:

• When you boot up your computer, do you see the original user account available for you to sign in to?
• Is the new user account an administrator?

Doing a clean installation of Windows 10 involves formatting your hard drive. Therefore, your files in the old user account, including the user account itself, would be wiped clean. It may not be a clean installation if the files are still on your computer.

To proceed with renaming the new user account, let's first make sure it is set as an administrator on your computer. Follow these steps to check if it is:

• Sign in to the old user account (Mark).
  
• Go to Control Panel.
• Open User Accounts.
• Click on Manage another account.
• Check whether it says the new user account (Mark_2) is an
  Administrator.
• If it's not yet an administrator, click on the account and select Change the account type.
• Choose Administrator then apply the changes.

Once the account is already an administrator, we can now delete the old user account. Here's how:

• Sign in to the new user account (Mark_2).
• Go to Control Panel.
• Open User Accounts.
• Click on Manage another account.
• Select the old user account (Mark).
• Click on Delete the account.
• You can opt to Delete Files for the old user account.
• Restart your computer.

To rename the new user account, follow these steps:

• Right-click on the Windows icon on your home screen.
• Select Command Prompt (Admin).
• Click Yes if you get a prompt window.
• Type wmic useraccount where "name='Mark_2' " rename Mark then press
  Enter.

Let us know if you need more help.

 

Cannot access my User Account on local machine but can access Admin account. Need help finding password but NOT reset it as it will delete saved data.

Hi,



I understand your concern and will assist you to resolve this issue.

If you reset the local account password it will not delete the Saved data.

I suggest you to back up the saved data and files from the admin account and try to reset the password and check if it helps.

Follow the steps below to reset the password.

• 
  Press Windows + R.
  
• 
  Type netplwiz and press enter.
  
• 
  Select the user account.
  
• 
  Click on Reset Password.
  

Hope this helps. If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us and we would be happy to help.