read only folder

[przytula]

i have seen many messages befor on read only folders, but still not finding a
solution
having windows xp/fp3
tried to unpack files and these have been created in folder that can not be
removed anymore because of read only attribute
have tried many hints as regedit usesystem... and other
but still, can not delete a folder, the attrbute is still ro
any idea/hint
best regards, guy przytula

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

i have seen many messages befor on read only folders, but still not finding
a
solution
having windows xp/fp3
tried to unpack files and these have been created in folder that can not
be
removed anymore because of read only attribute
have tried many hints as regedit usesystem... and other
but still, can not delete a folder, the attrbute is still ro
any idea/hint
best regards, guy przytula

A good starting point would be to do this:
- Report exactly what you're doing when you attempt to delete the folder.
- Report the error message you see.
- Tell us what happens when you attempt to delete an individual file.

 

[Ian D]

i have seen many messages befor on read only folders, but still not finding
a
solution
having windows xp/fp3
tried to unpack files and these have been created in folder that can not
be
removed anymore because of read only attribute
have tried many hints as regedit usesystem... and other
but still, can not delete a folder, the attrbute is still ro
any idea/hint
best regards, guy przytula

Folders are automatically marked read only, which doesn't mean
they can't be changed or deleted. If you can't delete a folder, try
to delete its files first. If there's a single file that won't delete, you
won't be able to delete the folder. You may also need to delete
files in any sub-folders to find the file(s). If a file won't delete
because it's in use, a reboot may release it.

 

[przytula]

this is what I am trying todo
on my local disk there have been some folders created by winrar by error
I want to remove these
C:\>attrib e1810cdf9591902648c5
C:\e1810cdf9591902648c5
C:\>cd e1810cdf9591902648c5
C:\e1810cdf9591902648c5>dir
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 0DD7-ACE2

Directory of C:\e1810cdf9591902648c5

15/02/2009 10:46 <DIR> .
15/02/2009 10:46 <DIR> ..
11/09/2008 08:47 <DIR> opk
0 File(s) 0 bytes
3 Dir(s) 217.179.967.488 bytes free

C:\e1810cdf9591902648c5>cd opk
Access is denied.

C:\e1810cdf9591902648c5>attrib opk
C:\e1810cdf9591902648c5\opk

C:\e1810cdf9591902648c5>attrib -r opk
Access denied - C:\e1810cdf9591902648c5\opk

C:\e1810cdf9591902648c5>
as access is denied, I don't know if there are files in this opk folder
best regards, guy przytula

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

this is what I am trying todo
on my local disk there have been some folders created by winrar by error
I want to remove these
C:\>attrib e1810cdf9591902648c5
C:\e1810cdf9591902648c5
C:\>cd e1810cdf9591902648c5
C:\e1810cdf9591902648c5>dir
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 0DD7-ACE2

Directory of C:\e1810cdf9591902648c5

15/02/2009 10:46 <DIR> .
15/02/2009 10:46 <DIR> ..
11/09/2008 08:47 <DIR> opk
0 File(s) 0 bytes
3 Dir(s) 217.179.967.488 bytes free

C:\e1810cdf9591902648c5>cd opk
Access is denied.

C:\e1810cdf9591902648c5>attrib opk
C:\e1810cdf9591902648c5\opk

C:\e1810cdf9591902648c5>attrib -r opk
Access denied - C:\e1810cdf9591902648c5\opk

C:\e1810cdf9591902648c5>
as access is denied, I don't know if there are files in this opk folder
best regards, guy przytula

The "Access denied" message tells you that you have insufficient access
rights to the OPK folder. This has nothing to do with the folder's
attributes - it is the result of inappropriate NTFS permissions. You now
need to seize ownership of this folder. Click Start / Help, then look for
help on "Ownership" to see how it's done.