ronc0011

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Computer has taken control of folder that I created. So here’s the situation. I’m trying to install a backdoor workaround that Adobe has put out to fix issues with their Creative Suite 2 because glitches they had with their activation server. So anyway the new file / install fails miserably so I’ve decided to abandon the install and I just need to delete the folder. The folder in question is one I created directly on C:\ at C:\Adobe. So Windows 8 is telling me I don’t have permissions to do that.


So I go to ‘Properties > Security and go through all the stuff to take ownership of the folder although it says I already have ownership of the folder It shows my Microsoft Hotmail email account which is the account I’m logged in to the machine with so I go through all the steps to give me “Full Control’ of the folder and all the sub folders and surprise (NOT) it won’t let me delete the folder. God I hate Microsoft. That’s something new, I have always been a great defender of Microsoft. Even had a certification from Microsoft. Went to school for 2000 But I gotta say Windows 8 has completely turned me around.


Any ideas on how to get rid of this folder
 


Solution
1. Set pemissions to "everyone" and "full control" and you can delete any Windows folders.
2. I don't really agree that deleting the folder will solve your other problems but that's not the point.

Screenshot (21).webp
Just took another try at it and I'm getting this error:


An error occurred while applying security information to:

C:\Adobe|Adobe helpcenteretc.etc.etc

The Access Control List (ACL) structure is invalid
 


1. Set pemissions to "everyone" and "full control" and you can delete any Windows folders.
2. I don't really agree that deleting the folder will solve your other problems but that's not the point.

Screenshot (21).webp
 


Solution
Ha OK, silly me I had set it to me i.e. my login account. But anyway I'll give it a try. Anyway I gave it a try and It worked fine It’s weird though I was trying to delete stuff from a flash drive and it too was giving me issues with permissions I final formatted the drive and even then it left a folder on the drive. I suppose it could be a folder that came with the drive “System Volume Information” though I’m pretty sure it was part of a folder/files I had put there from something else. I don’t remember what was there before now.


As to deleting the folder I was just trying to clean up after a failed installation if the Adobe Files. Adobe’s install program would not install to “Program Files (x86)” it didn’t like th e”(x86) part of the path so I tried to point the install at C:\Adobe which seemed to be working but ultimately failed for other reasons So I abandoned the attempt to run the install.
 


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