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.

[Revy]

At home edition you are still restricted even as an admin to delete or change stuff.. Just activate your build in administrator (there are plenty of guides for that). Other way is through safe mode as someone wrote above.

Either way those are really your only options as a Home Edition user.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Reboot to Safe Mode and then delete what you need to.

Next time, install Steam to C:\Steam
Then you won't have this issue.

[SINNED]

Publicado originalmente por GaboElTexinator:

An update: I had this happen to me as well. Had Microsoft help me out. My issue was that even after uninstalling the games there remained folders I couldn't open or delete, and they took up about 4 GB of space altogether. The tech guy mentioned that it was a problem with Steam itself, not with Windows 10, as he had issues deleting everything himself, even after trying every trick in the book. He ended up having to access the registry and deleting anything and everything Steam-related. After that, I abstained from Steam for almost a year... Before I stupidly thought "eh I'm sure the same crap can't happen twice. I have admin privileges."

And yet here I am, looking to see how to fix this ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ problem. My guess is I'm gonna have to go into the registry again and delete all of the Steam entries.

THIS IS VERY HELPFUL. Thankyou :)

[Kickin' Chicken]

Same issue. My solution was to not have Steam automatically start when the PC started, thus not "holding captive" any Steam files or folders, which enabled them to be deleted.

[Rocky the Rock]

Alright, safe mode, intel program, nor deleting every subfolder worked for me.
For me, safe mode would not have helped because in my situation, it was NOT the intel program that was preventing me from deleting the folder, nor was task manager going to help. Also, the bug caused me to not be able to delete the steam folder nor the subfolders because "I needed admin permission from damn MYSELF"

Many people who commented previously mentioned that we don't get admin permission to program files or program files (x86).

Giving myself permission to the steam folder didn't do anything, however changing the OWNER of the program files (86), or whatever steam is in, allowed me to delete the Steam folder with no errors.

Not ONCE on this giant internet did one person even MENTION the program files folder and it's owner alongside this error everybody is getting.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Publicado originalmente por Pataur the Great:

Alright, safe mode, intel program, nor deleting every subfolder worked for me.
For me, safe mode would not have helped because in my situation, it was NOT the intel program that was preventing me from deleting the folder, nor was task manager going to help. Also, the bug caused me to not be able to delete the steam folder nor the subfolders because "I needed admin permission from damn MYSELF"

Many people who commented previously mentioned that we don't get admin permission to program files or program files (x86).

Giving myself permission to the steam folder didn't do anything, however changing the OWNER of the program files (86), or whatever steam is in, allowed me to delete the Steam folder with no errors.

Not ONCE on this giant internet did one person even MENTION the program files folder and it's owner alongside this error everybody is getting.

No crap I keep telling people this, it's very simple, take ownership of the folder.

If you folks stop install Steam into Program Files, this never happens.

[Land_Strider]

Publicado originalmente por Pataur the Great:

Alright, safe mode, intel program, nor deleting every subfolder worked for me.
For me, safe mode would not have helped because in my situation, it was NOT the intel program that was preventing me from deleting the folder, nor was task manager going to help. Also, the bug caused me to not be able to delete the steam folder nor the subfolders because "I needed admin permission from damn MYSELF"

Many people who commented previously mentioned that we don't get admin permission to program files or program files (x86).

Giving myself permission to the steam folder didn't do anything, however changing the OWNER of the program files (86), or whatever steam is in, allowed me to delete the Steam folder with no errors.

Not ONCE on this giant internet did one person even MENTION the program files folder and it's owner alongside this error everybody is getting.

When people encourage to look into security options, it is easy to find your way to the section that allows you to change the ownership, however, it does not solve everything related to this problem by itself alone. I have killed Intel process, set both ownership and permissions to myself, yet still i cant change the properties of one ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ .mp3 file thats located directly in Local Disk: D.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/add-take-ownership-to-explorer-right-click-menu-in-vista/

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Publicado originalmente por Bad_Motha:

https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/add-take-ownership-to-explorer-right-click-menu-in-vista/

It can be useful to have that but..... I`d advise against adding TOO much crap to your context menu`s unless you know exactly what you`re doing and know how to remove stuff if needed, broken context entries in your registry can really slow down or mess up windows explorer. It`s relatively easy to take ownership of files and folders using the properties window and it`s not something you`ll need to do a lot of. Lots of programs add their own entries (archivers for instance), and the list can get stupidly long, (I try to keep mine as streamlined as possible).

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Well again, just install to C:\Steam and folks wouldn't have to do this.
Steam + Games need Admin rights; you won't get that by running from Program Files.

[76561198117821973]

Publicado originalmente por Bad_Motha:

Well again, just install to C:\Steam and folks wouldn't have to do this.
Steam + Games need Admin rights; you won't get that by running from Program Files.

Install Steam under custom folder and it still has this issue :v
Tried to delete through command line using Admin right doesn't work for me

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Publicado originalmente por Varximne:

Publicado originalmente por Bad_Motha:

Well again, just install to C:\Steam and folks wouldn't have to do this.
Steam + Games need Admin rights; you won't get that by running from Program Files.

Install Steam under custom folder and it still has this issue :v
Tried to delete through command line using Admin right doesn't work for me

Then there is some other reasons; cause putting Steam to say C:\Steam for example, ensures you have full control of the folder when installed by an Admin user, no limited access, or UAC non-sense...

Also, no need to install Steam, just re-use an old Steam.exe if you can.

[Jes_eduardo90]

i was able to delete the folder using McAfee using they tool i think is call "Shredder" in spanish i think in english is the same but select the folder and tell delete complete and then it will tell you to respar the computer and then you can delete all folders, BUT you need to delete one by one, i mean you cant delete a folder with another folder inside but you can delete an empty folder, it will take a while but, i did:D

[Windzerd]

Publicado originalmente por Sticky Honeybuns:

Well, I still think you aren't the administrator. It should say if you are the admin in the system in control panel.

If you are in fact the admin then I'm not sure what the problem is. However, you could fix the issue by formatting your HDD and starting from scratch. This would require you to backup all of your data on another drive though.

No matter what you think bro, most people only have 1 account on their pc. That account by default is an administrator. Quit being ignorant

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Publicado originalmente por Windzerd:

Publicado originalmente por Sticky Honeybuns:

Well, I still think you aren't the administrator. It should say if you are the admin in the system in control panel.

If you are in fact the admin then I'm not sure what the problem is. However, you could fix the issue by formatting your HDD and starting from scratch. This would require you to backup all of your data on another drive though.

No matter what you think bro, most people only have 1 account on their pc. That account by default is an administrator. Quit being ignorant

You are never an "admin" when something is within a system folder on Win8/10
Thats just how it is.
This is why not to install something like Steam Client or Games into Program Files when u need full Admin access across Steam + Games. System folders (the folders put there by the OS) do not allow admin access; these must have a full control security level for "System" User