Deleting folders under Documents and Settings

[Guest]

I use XP Pro, upgraded from XP Home 18 months ago.

In tidying my system after installing a new HDD last week, I’ve found a
bunch of folders under ‘Documents and Settings’ that I have no use for. A
couple hold data (4Gb -- lots of video) that I don’t need, so I’m hoping for
some advice on which of them I can delete.

Do I need to keep ‘Owner’ and any .OWNER extensions? I assume these relate
to the default profiles set up on the original installation under Home, but
I’ve since moved my files to a named account.

I realise I need to keep all the hidden folders and those with extensions --
..NT AUTHORITY, .WINDOWS, .MAIN (the name given to my PC).

Do I need to keep ‘Administrator’? Other accounts on the system have admin
privileges.

Thanks.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Default Local Disk Folders

Folder Name: Documents and Settings
Contents: Account information for each user who is granted access on the
computer. Each user account is represented by a subfolder assigned the user
name. Folders under each user account folder include My Documents, Desktop,
and Start Menu.

These include:

Administrator
All Users
Default User
LocalService
NetworkService
You

Some of the above are Hidden folders.
These are System folders and shouldn't be deleted.
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[[SYMPTOMS
The Owner account may not be removed correctly when you run Setup on
computers that are running Windows XP Home Edition. The Owner account is
displayed as "Account Unknown" when you view profiles on the computer. Also,
the Owner folder is not removed because the profile is not removed. Note
that other problems occur if an Owner account is used or created during the
remainder of setup or Out of Box Experience (OOBE).]]

[[This problem does not occur on Microsoft Windows XP Professional-based
computers because the Administrator account is used during Setup.]]

The Owner Account Is Displayed As "Account Unknown"
in Profiles on Windows XP Home Edition-Based Computers
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;312131

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the pointer, Wesley, but I still can't achieve what I had hoped.
I'ver tried deleting the 'Owner' folders, but without success andI can't
delete the files within them. I can't rename them, either. So at the moment
I seem to be stuck with some very large files and no means for getting rid of
them.

MF

Default Local Disk Folders

Folder Name: Documents and Settings
Contents: Account information for each user who is granted access on the
computer. Each user account is represented by a subfolder assigned the user
name. Folders under each user account folder include My Documents, Desktop,
and Start Menu.

These include:

Administrator
All Users
Default User
LocalService
NetworkService
You

Some of the above are Hidden folders.
These are System folders and shouldn't be deleted.
===

[[SYMPTOMS
The Owner account may not be removed correctly when you run Setup on
computers that are running Windows XP Home Edition. The Owner account is
displayed as "Account Unknown" when you view profiles on the computer. Also,
the Owner folder is not removed because the profile is not removed. Note
that other problems occur if an Owner account is used or created during the
remainder of setup or Out of Box Experience (OOBE).]]

[[This problem does not occur on Microsoft Windows XP Professional-based
computers because the Administrator account is used during Setup.]]

The Owner Account Is Displayed As "Account Unknown"
in Profiles on Windows XP Home Edition-Based Computers
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;312131

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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

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I use XP Pro, upgraded from XP Home 18 months ago.

In tidying my system after installing a new HDD last week, I’ve
found a
bunch of folders under ‘Documents and Settings’ that I have no
use for. A couple hold data (4Gb -- lots of video) that I don’t
need, so I’m hoping for some advice on which of them I can delete.

Do I need to keep ‘Owner’ and any .OWNER extensions? I assume
these relate to the default profiles set up on the original
installation under Home, but I’ve since moved my files to a named
account.

I realise I need to keep all the hidden folders and those with
extensions -- .NT AUTHORITY, .WINDOWS, .MAIN (the name given to my
PC).

Do I need to keep ‘Administrator’? Other accounts on the system
have admin privileges.

Thanks.