im not the Admin on my own PC ?

[A3D1]

there are some files that im not able to delete, its saying "you require permission from the Admin to do so"
any fix ?

[A3D1]

Цитата допису Snapjak:

Цитата допису Frank:

i hate windows for this, i build my own pc but i dont have fully control over it

It's both good and bad. By and large I know how to work around it and since I'm in professional I can actually do it, but for the vast majority of users they don't need even half of the permissions they still have.

so basically i have to pay to delete a file xD

[Snapjak]

I don't think you need Professional to take control of the necessary folder, it's more for things like group policies and other admin tools.

[A3D1]

so hmmm... is there a way to get rid of that damn folder ? :)

[Iceira]

Цитата допису A3D1:

Цитата допису Iceira:

do check for maleware or virus, just in case, but it look more like old files from another system install , do confirm that , or maybe other got better idea ?

its the old Steam file i got on my D drive, now i reinstalled it on C drive but the old one (0 byte) is impossible to delete (even tho i uninstalled it via control panel the file stayed there).

google inherit access permissions, cant say whats wrong ,and i doubt its a read only popup and you still think its access issue, as i said i doubt it , this is same as are you sure , and people did not read and think they read it. ( i did not say you did it, but seen many do simple mistake and think it was other. even snapjack know what i mean it take 2 sec and say ehh what was it i just applyed. )

[Elucidator]

Цитата допису A3D1:

its the old Steam file i got on my D drive, now i reinstalled it on C drive but the old one (0 byte) is impossible to delete (even tho i uninstalled it via control panel the file stayed there).

Here, so you can delete it if you're not interested in anything about it:
http://www.emptyloop.com/unlocker/
This tool can do that for you

I myself would try to see if I could open it in a hex editor to see what header data this 'file' has.
It in contents maybe 0 bytes, but apparently still has the leftover header of being a file. (that is, if it is truly 0 bytes. Windows can hide how large a file is sometimes)
If anything, you should be able to make a copy of the file that you have full access to and can delete, which can give you an idea of how big the file is at least.

A 0 byte file can also be caused by directory corruption or data loss for some reason or... hm. Sometimes it might copy the same file header to nothing due to data corruption. uu..
I have seen image 'files' go corrupt after a while, which likely was caused by a mix of things including windows update, installs, windows going to "optimize the drive by moving filles" overwriting stuff even when you're just idling, etc.

Usually when a file is removed, it removes just removed a bit of the header information and pretends the space is empty and writable. Sometimes with corruption, when windows tries to restore a file with some service on the background you can also get blank files back or weird stuff.

Edit:

Цитата допису A3D1:

so hmmm... is there a way to get rid of that damn folder ? :)

Wait, what? It's the directory (file) that remains? Ah, I see...
yeah normally you don't see the directory file itself xD Hm. Sounds like directory corruption.
Every directory isn't just a sort of folder where you can see files in, it is also a file located in the same file tree that is used to quickly find files within the same tree branch (folder if you will) basically. All it contains in the header is an address other stuff can access, but I guess something happened. And yeah its a highly important secured file (according to windows) since loss of that file means programs have a more difficult time to find the address of a file that uses the directory. Ah well, whatever.

[A3D1]

guys look what i found
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2272250209
Steam folder (the one i want to delete) has 2 group member things but my SteamLibrary (of my new steam that is on C drive) has 4
The new Steam folder on C drive (which is the same file as the one i want to delete... in theory) has 6 members. ( its on Program Files folder i guess that's why he got +2 "members")

[Elucidator]

Цитата допису A3D1:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2272250209

The main account with all permissions everywhere is the SYSTEM account. It has more premissions than Administrators (the group).
Users refers to regular users (is also a group)
You don't have specifically made permissions for yourself in either of those folders, so, it uses the data of you as a user and member of the group administrators to decide your permissions.

Follow Elvis Deadly's step by step guide with a few minor edits. Add yourself to the list as in Name (computername/name) and assign it's permissions.
Then you should be able to delete it or do whatever without needing to install weird tools..

Also, looks normal imo. e.e;

Edit: see that with that D:/Steam directory, there is no administrators group there nor an entry solely with your username there.
Although it shouldn't matter because under normal circumstances users are capable of deleting files as well, it's possible that I don't know how Windows 10 works fully (likely). By that I mean that its possible there is more information stored in the header of the directory file, causing Windows to detect that the directory was not made with the current Windows installation instance, and therefore doesn't auto assign administrative previllages to the directory.
(and, in case you wonder, these 'permission settings' are kept in the registry, not on the directory itself)

Edit 2: You made Steam Library with your current windows installation instance, so I am not surprised it has all default permissions. (including the authenticated users one, which I think was reserved for remote desktop connections... meh)

[A3D1]

Цитата допису Elucidator:

Цитата допису A3D1:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2272250209

The main account with all permissions everywhere is the SYSTEM account. It has more premissions than Administrators (the group).
Users refers to regular users (is also a group)
You don't have specifically made permissions for yourself in either of those folders, so, it uses the data of you as a user and member of the group administrators to decide your permissions.

Follow Elvis Deadly's step by step guide with a few minor edits. Add yourself to the list as in Name (computername/name) and assign it's permissions.
Then you should be able to delete it or do whatever without needing to install weird tools..

Also, looks normal imo. e.e;

Edit: see that with that D:/Steam directory, there is no administrators group there nor an entry solely with your username there.
Although it shouldn't matter because under normal circumstances users are capable of deleting files as well, it's possible that I don't know how Windows 10 works fully (likely). By that I mean that its possible there is more information stored in the header of the directory file, causing Windows to detect that the directory was not made with the current Windows installation instance, and therefore doesn't auto assign administrative previllages to the directory.
(and, in case you wonder, these 'permission settings' are kept in the registry, not on the directory itself)

Edit 2: You made Steam Library with your current windows installation instance, so I am not surprised it has all default permissions. (including the authenticated users one, which I think was reserved for remote desktop connections... meh)

so i followed all the steps, a Authenticated users and Admin are now on the list (im still unable to delete the file.
it seems like every one on security tab has full control checked when i click on edit, but whenever i try to modify something it says "an error occured while applying security info to: D:\Steam\appcache\httpcache, Failed to enumerate in the container. access is denied.there are tons of files in httpcache and it shows the same error for all of them...

[Elucidator]

( I assume you did things correctly, I guess others would not, so, you can expect people to say that you may have done something wrong, but yeah... anyway)
This seems indeed bothersome. idk why that happens. I guess you also tried the unlocker tool I gave earlier to see if it helps delete it.

Is the drive empty?
If so, I'd say try formatting the drive. e.e;
If it is not empty then uh.. crap basically.

I myself would install a live linux distro on a usb and use that to force delete the files and folders, but there maybe powerful delete tools that can delete those things somewhere.. ;sweat;

Edit: https://pc-freak.net/images/windows-unable-to-delete-file-file-locked-get-what-is-locking-it-and-unlock-the-file-with-Unlocker-tiny-desktop-graphic-tool-1.png
(with the Unlocker tool, you get the following options when you try to unlock a file, even when it is already unlocked basically)

[Muppet among Puppets]

Try in safemode

[A3D1]

Цитата допису Muppet among Puppets:

Try in safemode

omg that actually worked BUT now we got another problem xD
in safe mode i was able to delete all the files that was before locked by "ask the admin" error, but now only one "file" ("file" because its just a folder in a folder in a folder...) left that i cant delete.

D:\Steam\userdata\150730267\244850\remote\Blueprints\cloud\Small Ship 1

(a space ship Blueprint from Space Engineers)

now when i try to delete steam (or any folder that i just mentioned) it says "Item not found; Could not find this item, This is no longer Located in D:\. Verify the item's location and try again.

EDIT: when i uninstalled and reinstalled Steam, i check on my new User data folder (on C drive) i dont have any "244850" folder ("244850" is the code name of Space engineers i imagine) because i have not installed Space engineers "yet"

[Midnight Fawn]

Is Steam running when you try and do all this..?

If not, It may be worth checking Services to make sure that the Steam Client Service is not running..?

[Muppet among Puppets]

Create the file in that folder "manually", then delete it.

[A3D1]

Цитата допису Midnight Fawn:

Is Steam running when you try and do all this..?

If not, It may be worth checking Services to make sure that the Steam Client Service is not running..?

tried that but not working

Цитата допису Muppet among Puppets:

Create the file in that folder "manually", then delete it.

wait wut ? u mean put the original file in there than delete ?

[Iceira]

you will not get past anything before you have FULL Controll, and somehow you are not the new owner of content, and that will not change until fixed.

if you as that user dont have the rights, you can forget it, or login as administrator