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how to delete another users folder

  • 29-12-2006 11:14am
    #1
    silverside
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,372 ✭✭✭


    I have a hard drive which is almost empty. it has some boot files (like boot.ini etc) which are needed because it's my boot drive, but the OS is on another drive.

    The original drive also has some leftover rubbish in another users folder (well the other user is actually me with another name). i.e. C:\my documents\olduser\blah. I want to clear all this rubbish out to free up space. but I don't own the folder (even though I am an admin) and clearing it out by taking ownership of each subdirectory in turn is a pain.

    is there an easier way?


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  • #2
    SouperComputer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,949 ✭✭✭SouperComputer


    If you take ownership of the parent folder, you should be able to automatically propegate the privlidges to subfolders.

    Failing this, get a copy of knoppix and delete the folders with that.


  • #3
    silverside
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,372 ✭✭✭silverside


    Soupercomputer, thanks : I tried the first method and it didn't seem to propagate the permissions down (maybe I'm doing something wrong).

    Can knoppix edit NTFS-formatted drives?


  • #4
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,388 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    you can use qtparted to resize or delete the entire NTFS partition

    you can use cacls at the dos prompt to take control of the files
    can't remember the synthax off hand

    http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/cacls.mspx

    cd documents and settings
    cacls usersfolder\*.* /c /t /e /g %username%:F


  • #5
    Cake Fiend
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,335 ✭✭✭Cake Fiend


    Through the GUI, where you edit the NTFS permissions (Security tab), click 'Advanced', then tick 'Replace permissions on child entries blah blah'.


  • #6
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,388 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Cake Fiend wrote:
    Through the GUI, where you edit the NTFS permissions (Security tab), click 'Advanced', then tick 'Replace permissions on child entries blah blah'.
    you may also have to take ownership first


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