Windows 10: Delete Folder

Discus and support Delete Folder in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; Hello everyone, A long time ago, i downloaded some application to play games on my PC (not important) Today i wanted to do a little bit of cleaning on... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/Fritix75, May 10, 2020.

  1. /U/FRITIX75
    /u/Fritix75 Win User

    Delete Folder


    Hello everyone,

    A long time ago, i downloaded some application to play games on my PC (not important)
    Today i wanted to do a little bit of cleaning on my PC and I wanted to delete the folder which contains application and some other stuff but it says that I can't delete them because I need some permissions from my own PC.
    I don't know what to do ? I really want to delete this folder because it takes up a lot of spaces on my SSD.
    I already tried to :
    Delete it with CMD
    Delete it with Powershell
    Reclain the permission

    Sorry for the bad english

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    /u/Fritix75, May 10, 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 Delete Folder :confused:

    Will I be forever stuck with these unnecessary folders? *Oh Well Delete Folder :eek:hwell:
     
    oli_ramsay, May 10, 2020
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  3. TOPGUNDCP
    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, May 10, 2020
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  4. FREDERIK LONG
    Frederik Long Win User

    Delete Folder

    Delete a file folder.

    In such cases it is often possible to use this 3-step process:

    1. Move the folder to C:\
    2. Reboot
    3. Delete the folder
     
    Frederik Long, May 10, 2020
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