Windows 10: Is there a way to disable folder protection?

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    Is there a way to disable folder protection?


    Hello. I have a rather odd situation on hand.I've been using Razer software for a while and only recently noticed that this software has been creating folders in my C:\Windows\SystemTemp directory over time.It's gotten bad enough, that these folders now take up 456GB of my SSD space. I've tried to manually delete these folders, but Windows doesn't allow me to do so, stating that the 'Access Denied'.If I click on any of those folders with RMB and select 'Properties' - it says that the folder is empty and takes up 0kb.But when I use WizTree - it clearly shows that each of them take up 30mb.When

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