Removing backup files vista

Click box to check "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects". Click "Apply" button. Click "Yes" to acknowledge "Windows Security" warning. Click "Permissions" tab first tab on current "Advanced Security Settings" dialog. Click to select the Administrator in the "Permission Entries" box. Click Edit button. Click to check "Apply these permissions to objects Click to check ALL the boxes in the "Allow" column. Click to check "Include inheritable permissions Click to check "Replace all existing inheritable permissions Click "Yes" to confirm that you wish to continue.

Watch progress indicator on the "Windows Security: Setting security information When all security information has been applied, the progress indicator dialog will close automatically. Click "OK" and the dialog box closes, revealing the previous dialog box. Click "OK" and the dialog box closes, revealing the "Properties" dialog box. Click "OK" and the "Properties" dialog box closes.

Return to Windows Explorer and delete the folder. Good Luck!!! Write and let me know how it worked for you. This worked! Thank you! I figured these directions would be at least pretty similar to the ones I need, but right after step 2 I am lost. I have no security tab, just three tabs named "General," "Sharing," and "Customize. For some reason, this is the third time my computer has had to reboot in a year, and I would like to delete the old "Backup" folders.

Thanks for the help!! This worked great on my Gateway GM,thanks! I been trying since to delete this backup 20gb folder,I cam here from Google search. Plus I joined just to say Thanks Allen Mark. I just wanted to say thank you allen. Allen, Thanks for your clear instructions. Your process worked like a dream. Similar threads T. Windows 10 Folders and files are given the wrong creation date on a mapped network drive. Replies 0 Views Aug 9, technoheckno. There is about directories on my desktop.

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Do I have to mount the backup to delete an old backup? If so where is that file located? Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. Andrew Leer. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :.