Windows 10: How to delete old program files folder in my drive D

Hello Last week when I try to install Xbox application in Windows 11 I accidentally create new download part for Xbox downloads it create program files folder and Windows app folder in my drive D now I can't delete those folders can you please tell me how to delete those folders

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Restore control of Program Files folder on D drive

Hello,

I recently installed the Minecraft launcher and specified that minecraft should be installed on my D:\ drive.
On my D:\ drive, I had previously created a folder named "Program Files", and all of my programs are installed there. My understanding is that when a UWP app is installed to a directory other than the default, Windows will create a "Program Files" folder in that directory to install the app inside of. Because I already had a Program Files folder on my D:\ drive, Windows seems to have taken over that folder, removed my personal account AND Administrators from its permissions, and resets its permissions every time my computer restarts. I would upload screenshots, but this website isn't allowing me to. Here's a summary of the permissions instead.







ALL APPLICATION PACKAGES:

Full Control

All RESTRICTED APPLICATION PACKAGES:
Read & Execute
List folder contents
Read

CREATOR OWNER
No permissions

SYSTEM
No permissions

Administrators
No permissions

Users
Read & Execute
List folder contents
Read

TrustedInstaller
Read

As you can see, my personal account is not listed and Administrators have no control over this folder. Every time I restart my computer, I am forced to manually give Administrators and my personal account full control over this folder, subfolders, and files. No matter what I do, these permissions are reset and the Windows files return whenever the computer restarts. Since then, i have installed Minecraft to the C:\ drive, listed the C:\ drive as the default location for new apps, and deleted all Windows files in my D;\Program Files folder, but every time, it resets back to the state listed above. Please help me take back control of this folder, I have very important work inside of it and really don't want to do a clean install to regain access to the folder I created.

Thank you,

Decidua

 

Cannot delete old WindowsApps folder from transferred D drive

I transferred a D drive with an old WindowsApps folder used for Xbox Game Pass to a new computer. When I tried to put the D drive as the default save location it gives me error code 0x80070005.

I was able to rename the old folder to "Old WindowsApps" so that the computer could place a new default "WindowsApps" save folder in my D drive.

I've already:

1. Made sure my time zone is correct
2. Tried to delete in Safe Mode
3. Made sure I am admin in general (2nd screenshot)
4. Set myself as admin of folder and all subfolders (1st screenshot)
5. Reset the Windows store page

I already have a new WindowsApps folder for Xbox games, how do I delete the old one?

 

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: