Windows 10: What are the Cookies and Application Data folders in C:\Users\Username ?

I recently went to a local IT shop to reinstall Windows as I had a problem with Malware. Looking through the files I found these two folders that I cannot access and I don't know what they are: Application Data and Cookies in C:\Users\Username. What do you think? There are other files that have the same error when I try to access them.I already scanned the laptop with multiple tools and it seems good.I am logged in on the Admin account.I tried takeown /F and even if it completes successfully the result doesn't change.the images might not show-up as intendedEdit: Wanted to also mention that a

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How can I clean up (delete) thousands of recursive C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Application Data\Application Data\ files?

Hi Tom,

Use the /XJD parameter with Robocopy to prevent this issue.

• /XJD :: eXclude symbolic links for Directories and Junction points.
  

The "Application Data" item is a NTFS junction that points to "C:\Users\username\AppData\Local". The permissions for the "Application Data" may have been altered that causes the recursion.

Run

• icacls "%localappdata%\application data"
  

and

• dir "%localappdata%\application data" /ad
  
• dir "%localappdata%\appl*" /ad
  

Pls post the output here.

 

How can I clean up (delete) thousands of recursive C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Application Data\Application Data\ files?

How can I clean up (delete) thousands of recursive C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data ...... \Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_xxxxx...32 characters...xxxxxx.safeframe.googlesyndication.com_0.indexddb.leveldb\ ?

Using explorer I can see (and access) the tree \Users\username\AppData\Local\ but I can't see (or get to ) any of the recursive Application Data\ folders.

I'm using robocopy to backup the \Users\username\ folders and it sees (and copies) the recursive tree. I don't know why I can't manage them.

Oh, that xxxxxx...32 characters...xxxxx string is a hex based 32 character string that is constantly changing (non-repeating).

Thanks

Tom

 

What are the Cookies and Application Data folders in C:\Users\Username ?

I recently went to a local IT shop to reinstall Windows as I had a problem with Malware. Looking through the files I found these two folders that I cannot access and I don't know what they are: Application Data and Cookies in C:\Users\Username. What do you think? There are other files that have the same error when I try to access them.

I already scanned the laptop with multiple tools and it seems good.

I am logged in on the Admin account.

I tried takeown /F and even if it completes successfully the result doesn't change.

(the images might not show-up as intended)

Edit: Wanted to also mention that after the Windows Reinstall I still had a few other Malware detections, but now the computer seems clean (Norton, MalwareBytes, Kaspersky show no other detections)

Edit 2: Looking further through the files I found out that the "Default User" folder has the same problem (I added an image).