folder lock

I manage an online historic archive for a local historical society. We have many documents, pictures, etc., posted in a Dropbox account, and provide links for all who desire. I'm concerned that one of us (me or one of the volunteers who has access to the account/collection) might someday...

it's a folder of music i downloaded. first it had a padlock icon over the folder. i ran 'takeown' to take care of that, but i'm STILL getting "you'll need to provide administrator permission to delete this folder" um... I AM THE ADMINISTRATOR! so i click "continue", then i get "you...

I recently bought my laptop with Windows 7. My son created a User Account with Admin right. He went back to college and deleted his account by control panel, user account delete method. There in my C:\User\ directory is his user account folder with a lock on it. I can't delete it, even though I...

Running Windows 7, Explorer 8, and Norton 360 v4 When trying to rename or delete files or folders, I often get Folder in Use The action can't be completed because the folder or a file in it is open in another program. I check the task manager and sure enough something is running. I do an...

windows 7 so i have 1 HDD but 2 partitions 1 for OS and programs 2 for songs, movies and other garbage now as admin, i can lock folders on partition 1 but for partition 2 (whole) i dont have anything to chose from only "Everyone" is on list and has full control but when i want to...