It would seem that can be difficult to remove the folder from your hard drive ?!Computer owners who lives at home baby, know very well that even the baby easily erases files and folders at random by pressing Del.In fact, all it is, until it comes to the common directory rather than the system folder with OSes Windows.However, to understand the importance of this issue is to remove the folder Windows, rather skim threads in many forums.Users want to know why Microsoft has deprived them of the simplest - the ability to delete files from your own hard drive.That's what we will talk today in this article.After reading it to the end, any user can quickly and easily delete the folder Windows.In fact, the difficulty is only apparent.
First of all, note that it is not worth trying to figure out how to delete the folder Windows, set up experiments on its operating system.If the hard drive is just one operating system, then boot into it, it is useless to try to remove it.At best, it will not work through the mechanism of protection of critical system files and at worst - will have to prepare the drive with the distribution and reinstall everything.The question is how to delete the folder Windows, relevant in several cases:
- the user has multiple systems, you need to delete an auxiliary, not the one in which the loading;
- Operating System has been reset.
most often the second case.For example do not need to go far: just yesterday because of the actions of the virus, my system can not boot Windows.The thing is clear - you need to reinstall.But what to do with the old folder Windows?There are two solutions:
- without thinking, start the installation from the disk-distribution.The installer simply transfer all the old system files in the Windows.old.Then there will be only restore the desired files.The mechanism is worthy of praise.Who worked with previous versions, he knows as "comfortable" was when the installer replaces all the old files with new ones or, better yet, offer to execute the installation directory with a different name.Now you can not worry about how to remove the folder Windows 7 because Microsoft offered a really good solution;
- loaded in a simplified system with a prepared WinPE disk or flash drive from the familiar environment and remove Windows.WinPE can download any torrent trekkers usually build LiveCD.
If so simple, then why did the question often arises as to delete the folder Windows?In 90% of all business in the access rights to the folder.Here the user to download in LiveCD (or reinstall Windows) and open Windows Explorer.Here it is - the old folder Windows.Trying to remove ... and nothing, some files are not deleted.The solution is simple:
- portable folder (the old Windows or Windows.old) to an arbitrary directory, eg "1111".Usually it unlocks multiple files.We are trying to erase.If not, then we take the next step;
- first erase all sub-folders in Windows.Most of them are removed without problems.Thus, we determine the blocked file.Move it to the root directory and try to erase.The system has a difficulty in removing the files from too many attachments and if the file is stored in the N-hydrochloric subfolder, it can be blocked by the designated file system limitations.Transferring the root sometimes solves the problem;
- crucial way.In general, you can immediately start with him, but the knowledge of additional features is never superfluous.Call the properties of the selected folder.On the "Security" open "Advanced".We need to appoint himself the master (owner of the folder).Following the tab "Owner" and clicking "Change", pointing to himself, below, do not forget to put a tick (subcontainers and objects).Apply.That's all there is now a problem folder is deleted in a familiar way - conductor or sheath, by type Total Commander (depending on who used to anything).
