I can't delete the steam folder

[kylegood1288]

I am trying to start over from scratch with Steam. I have uninstalled everything from steam, but the folders are still there. I cant delete the folders or anything because it says i dont have permission. I dont know what else to do.

[yaikovhi]

Ursprungligen skrivet av DucksGoQuack:

its igfem.exe or smthng

The true savior

[Kappa]

I found a way, but it's long, you have to delete all folders inside folders until its empty.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Ursprungligen skrivet av Kacper9741:

I found a way, but it's long, you have to delete all folders inside folders until its empty.

For the millionth time; go to Safe Mode > Delete what you want; DONE

STOP installing Steam into system folder and you'll never have this issue.

[ThomCampbell]

DELETE EACH FILE INDIVIDUALLY and it works fine, takes about 20 mins (depending how many games you had installed)

[Clear_Thread]

Ursprungligen skrivet av Jaqd_UP:

Hi, I just had the same issue with my girlfriend's computer when she was trying to remove and re-install. Turns out the solution for her was to go into the steam folder and delete any sub-folders within each folder. It is an annoying process, but that allowed her to delete the main Steam folder afterwards. Turns out that even though each of the folders were empty of files, because the folders CONTAINED folders (meaning they weren't empty) it would not allow her to delete even as an administrator. Hope this helps someone out in the event you can't perform a system recovery like the above guy.

HOLLY ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥ THANK YOU!!

I Cannot tell you the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ I have been through today! I would suck your ♥♥♥♥ if I could!
No ♥♥♥♥

[Big Foot Kiwi]

Hey Guys I Found a Way to delete The Steam folder

Look up msconfig

On the Boot tab tick > Safeboot > Network > Apply and Ok

Restart your computer to apply the changes.
After that you will be able to delete the folder you want.

make sure when your done go back to the boot menu and uncheck Safeboot > Network and apply and Ok

Thanks to the guy who helped my out on Microsoft support!

[White Trash From DG]

I have the same problem. I am the verified administrator and it says i need permission from the administrator.

[Komma]

For anyone who's still having trouble with this. And it has to do with permissions. Here's what you need to do:

1. Install Process Explorer. No, this isn't a virus. Its something that Microsoft themselves made. I'll post a link: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/process-explorer

2. Extract the Process Explorer and there should be 2 of them. As far as I know, doesn't matter which one you use. A window will pop up.

3. On the top bar look for "Find" and then under it click the only option which is "Find handle or DLL" and another smaller window will pop up.

4. Type in "Steam" and it'll show you all the processes that are running with Steam. These processes are stopping you. Why? I don't know. But the most common one is the igfxEM.exe process. Click on it and it should find and select igfxEM.exe on the main window.

5. Right click on process in the main window and select "Kill Process".

6. Repeat step 5 for all other processes under Steam.

You should be able to delete the entire folder without going through each one, or having to reboot your PC.

[fjdksls]

Ursprungligen skrivet av AgaTheMighty:

Ursprungligen skrivet av JeffreyGoo:

I had the same problem, in particular with Kerbal Space Program, and I found the following solution:

I can confirm this solution works. I've just had a similar problem with igfxem.exe locking the folder. Killing t his process helped.

This worked for me. You are a gentleman and a scholar.

And a big two middle-fingers up to Intel for locking the dir for whatever stupid reason they thought was totally legit.

[Flandre Scarlet]

[small pink robot]

boot into safemode
because in safemode windows doesn't give a ♥♥♥♥ about permissions
then delete the steam folder

[ReBoot]

Wrong. Windows still respects them. The difference is that the conflicting background third-party program isn't running.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Ursprungligen skrivet av ReBoot:

Wrong. Windows still respects them. The difference is that the conflicting background third-party program isn't running.

This.

This is why you generally just happen to have more success doing such things under Safe Mode.
Cause nothing at all is running that could interfere. However, there is still the Account and System level permissions and overall file/folder Security that will still all apply.

Do yourself a favor, disable your Intel GPU if you dont have a need for it.
Rid the system of those Intel GPU Drivers and Software.
However, you can't do that on a Laptop; Intel + NVIDIA GPUs in Laptops will still need to both be enabled and both sets of Drivers kept up to date, everything the NVIDIA GPU does MUST pass through the Intel GPU before it hits the Display.

Install game clients to C:\...
Not Program Files...

If you have any security software (like anti-virus) then make your root Steam folder (or others you have issues with) as an entry in their Exception listing. There is zero reason for your anti-virus to be constantly scanning your game client and game folders all day long, which is what they do when u launch a game client or a game. In gets in the way of gaming, period.

When you want to scan all of that, do a full system scan.

[ReBoot]

Ursprungligen skrivet av Bad_Motha:

Install game clients to C:\...
Not Program Files...

That's like stomping feet to deter alligators in NYC: While it doesn't do any harm, it doesn't do any good either.
Unless (here's where the analogy breaks down) you have another problem, then it might not surface.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Ursprungligen skrivet av ReBoot:

Ursprungligen skrivet av Bad_Motha:

Install game clients to C:\...
Not Program Files...

That's like stomping feet to deter alligators in NYC: While it doesn't do any harm, it doesn't do any good either.
Unless (here's where the analogy breaks down) you have another problem, then it might not surface.

Anything inside a system folder (which is where u all seem to be putting Steam and other stuff like Origin, Uplay and your Games) are all subject to UAC

C:\Steam would not be subject to this.