Tuesday, 14 January 2020

windows 7 - Can't delete some directories as Admin




Possible Duplicate:
How do I get permissions to delete files on Windows 7?



I am unable to delete the following directory in Windows 7


C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\iTunes

The error message that is displayed when I try is:


You need permission to perform this action.   
You require permission from the computer's administrator
to make changes to this folder."

I am an Administrator and have UAC set to "Never Notify". iTunes is not running either (it's been uninstalled).


I have tried running cmd.exe using "Run as administrator" from the right click context menu, then executing


rmdir "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\iTunes"

but it just returns "Access is denied."


Any ideas why I can't delete this dir?



Answer



The most likely reason is that someone has the directory (or a file in the directory) open as a handle. You can't delete filesystem objects until the handle is released.


Try looking at Sysinternal's handle-view in Process Explorer (Menu > Find > Handle or DLL).


You've probably got ITunes running as a service with a handle to that folder open. You'll need to kill the process in order to delete the file/folder.


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