locked folders

So I decided to do some cleaning in my PC. But one thing that has been bothering me a long time and was afraid to delete them, are some folders with long names containing random numbers and letters on my Local Disk. Examples: 0e42926df47d3dd246932dc8c69d1c 92b0cc202300988ef32292...

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...

Hi This was a real battle but after an hour of struggle I finally did it. I needed to get rid of it because I only allotted 100 Gb for my Windows 10 drives and the Windows.old folder was using 17 of it, leaving only a small amount of free space. I usually just log into Ubuntu and remove...

Hi Guys, I have a file that I can not delete. It is an .avi file that will not run in Media Player Classic or VLC so I figure that it is no good BUT I can't delete it. I went into dos and deleted it there or so I thought but all it did was get dos flashing a prompt dash. I had deleted a couple...

I have a locked folder that shows as empty even thouproperties shows that the folder contains over 1 MB. How can I unlock this folder and get mypictures back?

I have most of my games & Steam on this particular SSD & every time I access the drive to add a mod etc there is always at least 50 empty locked .tmp folders (lost count of the number of times I've deleted them) they are all variously named but all start with MSI.. what are they & how can I...

I got a new laptop at work, and the IT group performed the initial setup. Of course, they entered my name incorrectly. I am the "administrator" on this computer, and I made the correction. However, on the C: drive, under the C:\Users folder, my mis-spelled name persists. I select then...

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...

I need some serious help guys. I'm not exactly dumb in the field of computers but this one has me stumped. Half of the folders on my computer are locked for absolutely no reason. My friend did something by accident (he doesn't know what) and now all my folders with itunes (music) and my...

I am using a program called GDIDB which is not W7 approved, but installs and runs fine. The program requires projects to be created. When i create a project, the program creates a folder in the following location: c:\program files\GDIDB Pro\projects\my new project. The problem I have is that...

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...