Remove blocked files/folders in W11


P

Piet de Geus

New member
Local time
8:14 AM
Posts
3
OS
W11
Hi,
I installed a new W-11 system in a new PC. I moved the old C drive to the new systen, now D, in order to prevent transfer of data etc. Now I want to remove old windows folders from D, but it appears the those are protected. How can I nevertheless remove them?
Piet de Geus,
Netherlands
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    W11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    gamepc
Hi Piet, welcome.

Search for Wise Force Deleter in the Microsoft App Store
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 Build 22631.5039
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Sin-built
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770K CPU @ 3.50GHz (4th Gen?)
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus VI Formula
    Memory
    32.0 GB of I forget and the box is in storage.
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte nVidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super OC 6GB
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    5 x LG 25MS500-B - 1 x 24MK430H-B - 1 x Wacom Pro 22" Tablet
    Screen Resolution
    All over the place
    Hard Drives
    Too many to list.
    OS on Samsung 1TB 870 QVO SATA
    PSU
    Silverstone 1500
    Case
    NZXT Phantom 820 Full-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D15 Elite Class Dual Tower CPU Cooler / 6 x EziDIY 120mm / 2 x Corsair 140mm somethings / 1 x 140mm Thermaltake something / 2 x 200mm Corsair.
    Keyboard
    Corsair K95 / Logitech diNovo Edge Wireless
    Mouse
    Logitech: G402 / G502 / Mx Masters / MX Air Cordless
    Internet Speed
    1000/400Mbps
    Browser
    All sorts
    Antivirus
    Kaspersky Premium
    Other Info
    I’m on a horse.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 Build: 22631.4249
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    LENOVO Yoga 7i EVO OLED 14" Touchscreen i5 12 Core 16GB/512GB
    CPU
    Intel Core 12th Gen i5-1240P Processor (1.7 - 4.4GHz)
    Memory
    16GB LPDDR5 RAM
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics Processor
    Sound Card
    Optimized with Dolby Atmos®
    Screen Resolution
    QHD 2880 x 1800 OLED
    Hard Drives
    M.2 512GB
    Antivirus
    Defender / Malwarebytes
    Other Info
    …still on a horse.
If you don't need anything on that drive, just format the disk (Right-click, Format).

But if you want to keep the data on that drive and just delete those old Windows folders, you can take ownership of those folders and then delete them or open a file manager window with TrustedInstaller privileges and then delete them. There are several ways you can do that, including using my free Right-Click Tools.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10/11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer
Hi,
No, I wanted to keep "normal" data, pictures, documents, applications etc on that disk
Yes, I already tried the app TrustedInstaller but that found some errors and did not do the job.
May be your Right Click add-on can do the job, but I am not sure which line I have to use. Can you help me out in this selection and the necessary following steps?
Thanks in advance.
Piet
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    W11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    gamepc
Piet de Geus said:
Hi,
No, I wanted to keep "normal" data, pictures, documents, applications etc on that disk
Yes, I already tried the app TrustedInstaller but that found some errors and did not do the job.
May be your Right Click add-on can do the job, but I am not sure which line I have to use. Can you help me out in this selection and the necessary following steps?
Thanks in advance.
Piet
Click to expand...
You could try "Privileged file manager here" and then click "Trusted Installer". Then browse to the folders and see if you can delete them. The other option is select "Cmd here as TrustedInstaller" and then use the rd command to remove folders. For example:

rd /s /q "d:\Program Files"
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10/11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer
Hi,
In my po-upmenu I saw a line in Dutch as : Take property and get access". I tried that one and it immediately started to work, a couple of times with the message that that file was occupied and then I hit Go -on. I did not realise that so many programs had so many data in the Users Folder.
In the end it just stopped and the concerned folder was deleted.
So, Thanks very much for the support.
With kind tregards,
Piet de Geus
Netherlands.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    W11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    gamepc
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

Explorer showing duplicate files/folders on a network drive
Replies
6
Views
444
d4005
D
How to get Win11 n Win10 PCs on LAN to see and share drives, files, folders
Replies
4
Views
1K
dacrone
dacrone
  • Article Article
Personalization Add Read-only Context Menu to Files and Folders in Windows 11
Replies
2
Views
3K
Brink
Brink
Share files/folders between desktop and laptop win 11 pro
Replies
14
Views
3K
Ultrarunner22
U
Files, folders, desktop shortcuts and apps wont open using mouse left clicks.
Replies
4
Views
3K
sparkydog1725
S

Latest Support Threads

Latest Tutorials

Back
Top Bottom