Table of contents:
- 1. Restart your computer
- 2. Use the archiver
- 3. Delete the folder using the administrator account
- 4. Check the system for viruses
- 5. Check that there are no locked files inside the folder
- 6. Use a third-party file manager
- 7. Delete the folder in safe mode
2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44
Seven working ways to get rid of unneeded directory.
1. Restart your computer
If you don't have time to get into the situation, just restart your computer. In many cases, after restarting, the problematic folder can be deleted in the usual way.
2. Use the archiver
If, when trying to uninstall, Windows says that it cannot find the item to be deleted, an archiver can help you. 7Zip, WinRAR or a similar program will do. Run it and zip the problem folder, having previously checked the "Delete files after compression" option. The program should automatically erase the directory, and you just have to delete the created archive.
3. Delete the folder using the administrator account
The inability to delete a directory may be related to permissions. In such cases, the system requires a password from the administrator account or simply informs about the lack of necessary rights. To get around this limitation, you will either have to enter the requested password right away, or log in as an administrator and only then delete the folder.
4. Check the system for viruses
Viruses and other malware can also prevent the folder from being deleted. Check your computer with antivirus and then try to get rid of the directory again.
5. Check that there are no locked files inside the folder
Often it does not work to delete a folder due to the fact that the files attached to it are used by certain programs. It is very easy to check if there is such a conflict: open the directory, select the internal files and try to delete them. If the system refuses to delete one or more objects, unlock them using system tools or third-party programs. Then delete the folder itself.
6. Use a third-party file manager
If standard explorer refuses to delete an object, try doing it in a third-party file manager. For example, in Total Commander (Windows) or Commander One (macOS).
7. Delete the folder in safe mode
If other methods do not help, boot your computer in Safe Mode, find the problematic directory and delete it.
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