Directory.Delete method

[Brian Cahill]

Hi,

I am attempting to delete Profile folders from C:\Documents and
Settings\. I am receiving a Permission denied error when using the
Directory.Delete method. Here is my code. Is there any way around
this? I am a Local Administrator on the PC where I am running the
application. I have tried rebooting and I am not logged in as the user
I am trying to delete. The folder is not empty and contained both
hidden files and folders as well as read only folders. As part of my
troubleshooting, I disabled Read only and (unhided???) all the folders.
Thanks

Imports System
Imports System.IO

Public Class Test
Public Shared Sub Main()
' Specify the directories you want to manipulate.
Dim path As String = "c:\Documents and Settings\ctx1"

Try
'This operation will not be allowed because there are
subdirectories.
Directory.Delete(path, True)
Catch e As Exception
MsgBox(e.Message.ToString)
End Try
End Sub
End Class

 

[Brian Cahill]

When I attempt to uncheck Read Only on C:\Documents and
Settings\ctx1\Application Data, it keeps coming back. Any way for me
to set this programatically then delete the folder. I know you can set
attributes for files but what about for folders?

 

[Guest]

Yes, you can do this using the DirectoryInfo class the same as you would use
the FileInfo class.

 

[Brian Cahill]

Thanks for your help but setting the attributes and then deleting did
not work. Any other ideas?

 

[Kevin Spencer]

You can't do this through the file system, because that folder represents an
OS entity (a User Profile).

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HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
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there is no placebo.

 

[Kevin Spencer]

You may find the following article somewhat helpful:

http://technet2.microsoft.com/Windo...51fc-4956-be12-927a7616ad511033.mspx?mfr=true

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HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
Professional Numbskull

Hard work is a medication for which
there is no placebo.

 

[Kevin Spencer]

BTW, from what I've been reading, it can be done programmatically through
WMI. So, you ought to be able to do it in .Net by using the
System.Management namespace classes. How, I don't know.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
Professional Numbskull

Hard work is a medication for which
there is no placebo.

 

[Brian Cahill]

Thanks, I'll give that a shot.