I need permission from myself to delete a folder? (Windows 10)

[Clocktower_Echos]

So after a failed foray into messing with mod folders and text stuff, I'm trying to delete a mod for a game. Said mod in question is Warsword Conquest for Mount and Blade Warband. I've looked up online, got the "take ownership" thing, did that with no fruitful results and I'm now just going through with FileAssasssin deleting every file by hand (still in progress).

Please, does ANYONE know of a solution to this bullsh**? If I redownloaded another copy of Warsword and used that, would my system some how allow me to proceed then? I've done all of the things I could find online and on the Steam forum and I'm really at my wit's end here.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Originally posted by grunschk:

Originally posted by Clocktower_Echos:

The other way I found afterwards was to just uninstall steam, create a new "Games" folder in C Drive and then install Steam into the Games folder along with all the other files. Windows doesn't like it when you mess with files in Pref (86x) so I did some searching and came to an article on how to avoid it with the Games folder.

Just bit the bullet and did this also.

Have the same issue with not being able to update games, delete Steam folder and files, etc.

Dates back to setting up a new laptop earlier this year and using a local user to initially set up the WIN 10 laptop and transfer stuff across from a Win7 laptop.
Steam was one of the first thngs I had copied over and setup.

The I belatedly succumbed to Window's constant pestering and set my main user up as an old, rarely used Microsoft Account.
Deleted the original local user as didn't think I needed it.
It is that user that apparently I need the permission from, to delete the old steam folder.

Ah well ... time to download all the games again and start afresh!

You don't need permission from a certain user; go to Safe Mode and make all the security changes u need to; it's that simple.

[Quaker6k]

i think what are boludos xd

[Writer]

Originally posted by Bad_Motha:

Simple when it comes to Steam

Can make folder like this:
C:\Games\Steam < Copy your Steam.exe here and then Run it by right click > run as admin
Steam will now be installed here.
Once installed, exit Steam Client fully.
Go to old Steam location; copy over contents from folders
SteamApps
UserData

over into your new location; then run Steam.exe again from new location and double check all the Steam settings. Then check that your games work from new location.

Once done you can delete old Steam in Program Files.

Do not have Steam in OS Startup

Thank you, this works like a charm. The only hassle is the shortcuts no longer working - so you have to go into the start menu folder and manually change the targets. A very minor hassle indeed.

I actually suggest everyone do this; Windows 10 is really picky about letting you edit content in its 'Program files' folder.