Unable To Delete Windows.old Folder?
May 17, 2012i cant delete all from that folder there is pop up " Files arent in this location" (something like that .I tried in safe mode but same result.
View 3 Repliesi cant delete all from that folder there is pop up " Files arent in this location" (something like that .I tried in safe mode but same result.
View 3 Repliesi'm having problems deleting a folder. before it stated that i needed SYSTEM permission, so i changed the ownership to COMPUTERNAME/MYUSERNAME. And i'm still unable to delete the folder.
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i am unable to delete a desktop folder. i cannot move the folder to another folder too. i tried google to find any answer but not yet find. i tried safe mode, unlocker (software) and system restore but none of them works for this problem.the folder was created by camtasia studio 7. when i produced a video file for Internet.when i tried to delete this folder i got the following message:could not find this itemthis no longer located in c:usersusernamedesktop. verify the item's location and try again[code]still i keep looking on internet to solve this problem. if any one you knows the solution of this problem i would be very nice of you,
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View 4 Replies View RelatedAll went well and I feel my computer is working better now than it ever did. I did add a new asus mother board, a quad core processor 3.27, doubled the Ram, and put in a blue ray burner.After the upgrade was completed I waited for almost a week to make sure all was working well and then set out to delete the windows. old file. I did as was suggested and did it through disk cleanup. All looked like it was cleaned until I went into my C drive and see that the Windows.old folder is still there. I can't delete it. I shows that it does the files do not exist on C: windows.old but the file is still there. There are three folder but nothing in any of the folders. How can I delete the foler windows.old. I've tried everything suggested but can't seem to find a way. I even went into the registry but can't find anything.
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