Windows 10: How do I protect a folder from accidental deletion?

Discus and support How do I protect a folder from accidental deletion? in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; So I have a huge 7tb folder, I can't spread this into several other folders and preferably not even move the contents at all, and I wanna know how to... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/Axoloth, Apr 13, 2021.

  1. /U/AXOLOTH
    /u/Axoloth Win User

    How do I protect a folder from accidental deletion?


    So I have a huge 7tb folder, I can't spread this into several other folders and preferably not even move the contents at all, and I wanna know how to make this folder, not undeleteable per say, but make it so if I have the folder highlighted and my cat steps on the DEL button, literal weeks of work won't be gone.

    Bear in mind I still need to work in this folder, so the whole "deny all permissions" thing is a no-go.

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    /u/Axoloth, Apr 13, 2021
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  2. DAMOCLES
    Damocles Win User

    Accidentally Deleted Some Folders

    Yesterday I was cleaning my PC and I accidentally deleted two folders (named "NVIDIA" and "NVIDIA Corporation") in C:\ProgramData. To my knowledge this two folders only contain non important stuff like logs, etc. Later on I have found out my Program Settings in NV Control panel were set to default. This is no big deal, but now I'm worrying I fu***d something up. Otherwise, everything works as it should --> no overheating, BSODs, games are working normally...

    I just want to know what I deleted. Were those two folders important???
     
    Damocles, Apr 13, 2021
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  3. 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 How do I protect a folder from accidental deletion? :confused:

    Will I be forever stuck with these unnecessary folders? *Oh Well How do I protect a folder from accidental deletion? :eek:hwell:
     
    oli_ramsay, Apr 13, 2021
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  4. DRDNA
    DRDNA Win User

    How do I protect a folder from accidental deletion?

    Accidentally Deleted Some Folders

    While Im not sure of how important they are, I think System restore would put them back and I see they are pretty darn big too 6.5mb and 2.5 GB on my just freshly imaged laptop .
     
    DRDNA, Apr 13, 2021
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