Windows 10: Trying to delete a folder - You need permission to perform this action

Discus and support Trying to delete a folder - You need permission to perform this action in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; This started with me trying to install Mozilla Thunderbird, but I quickly came to the belief that I'm sure it's not the installer that's causing an... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by capella, Oct 23, 2017.

  1. CAPELLA
    capella Win User

    Trying to delete a folder - You need permission to perform this action


    This started with me trying to install Mozilla Thunderbird, but I quickly came to the belief that I'm sure it's not the installer that's causing an issue.

    I am running Windows 10 Pro and have administrator rights (two users on the computer, both with admin rights - the other user is my wife who hasn't used my laptop in months).

    When I tried to install the program with the default settings, it sets the installation folder to my AppData folder, but when I try that I get an error saying "You don't have sufficient disk space to install to this location". I have 36GB of free space on my 250GB SSD. Whatever...

    So I tried installing it to C:\Program Files(x86). I created the folder Mozilla Thunderbird in there but when I tried installing it there I got an error saying "You don't have access to write to the installation directory." HUH?? I just installed a program there yesterday. (Maybe it is the Thunderbird installer...)

    I also tried installing to C:\Program Files\Mozilla Thunderbird and even C:\My Programs\Mozilla Thunderbird. All attempts resulted in the write access error.

    Then I started looking into permissions issues. I have the utility that adds Take Ownership to the context menu, which I tried on all of the above folders, but also got the write access error. When I right-click on any of those folders and select Properties --> Security --> Advanced the Owner: line says "Unable to display current owner" - even though I just created that folder. If I click on Change next to that it says I "do not have permission to change this object's permission settings"

    Finally, I can't even delete those folders that I just created! I get the message "You need permission to perform this action. You require permission from the computer's administrator to make changes to this folder."

    What's going on here? Since I have recently (yesterday) installed other programs to Program Files(x86), that tells me it could be the Thunderbird installer, but these permissions issues are telling me that, at the very least, there's some other problem/issue going on apart from the installer.

    How can I resolve this mess?

    :)
     
    capella, Oct 23, 2017
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  2. VANESSA OCA
    Vanessa Oca Win User

    "You need permission to perform this action"

    Hello,

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    Feel free to post your query if you need help.
     
    Vanessa Oca, Oct 23, 2017
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  3. ZEROLEH
    ZeroLeh Win User
    "You need permission to perform this action"

    I installed boot camp to my 2017 MacBook Air running HighSierra. Everything is working fine except for the fact that I can't make new folders on my USB flash drive. I've made myself the owner and gave myself full control and it still doesn't work. I'm
    not that great with computers and I'm really stuck.
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    ZeroLeh, Oct 23, 2017
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  4. BRO67
    bro67 Win User

    Trying to delete a folder - You need permission to perform this action

    The program should create a folder if it has an installer. If you wish to add it to a system folder, you have to change the Security Settings to be able to place it there. The Operating Systems are getting locked down even tighter in an attempt to stop malware from taking over.
     
    bro67, Oct 23, 2017
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  5. CAPELLA
    capella Win User
    Actually, the installer did create the folder in Profram Files (x86) - I didn't describe that part accurately. I created the other folders manually.

    I'm not precisely sure what you mean by "system folder" in the context of my post and I get why the OS is getting locked down, but the Program Files and User data folders are where pretty much everything is installed when a user installs something. This is the first time I've ever had an issue installing to the Program Files folder.
     
    capella, Oct 23, 2017
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  6. FREEBOOTER
    FreeBooter Win User
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    FreeBooter, Oct 23, 2017
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  7. CAPELLA
    capella Win User
    Wow - that Windows Repair tool looks pretty powerful. I'll give that a shot this evening after work.
     
    capella, Apr 4, 2018
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