Can't delete folder and I am admin. "You need permission to perform this action. You require permission from..."
Problem
I can't delete a certain folder in Windows 7. It's not a system folder. It was created by an app. I get an error message "You need permission to perform this action. You require permission from Tony....". I am an admin and logged in as myself Tony. I have full ownership of the folder with full control permission. I rebooted the machine. I killed the app which created the folder. I am out of ideas. Why is Windows 7 not letting me delete the folder?
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Fix for: Can't delete folder and I am admin. "You need permission to perform this action. You require permission from..."
I am not sure why this happens but there is a workaround. To take control of the folder that cannot be deleted, create a text file called and add the following lines to it: You will need to change the directory path to match your requirements e.g. to . Right click on the file select and you should now have full control of the directory and all sub directories meaning you can do what you wish with them.
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