Administrator permission query in Win7

[Basils57]

Hi

Probably a simple solution, but help required please.
I'm trying to delete a folder off my external backup drive and am getting the message that I need 'administrator permission to delete folder'.

How do deal with this please, I thought as the only user I was the administrator?

[cheftech]

If you haven't already, go into control panel/User Accounts/Account types/ and make yourself Administrator. I think you have to "apply" change and that it doesn't take affect until after a reboot. Despite this simple procedure, I have still been denied on occasion and it drives me nuts.

[Basils57]

Hi cheftec

I'm showing as administator already, but am still denied.

[MikeMoss]

Hi

I use Malwarebytes anti spyware program and it has a utility that will delete locked files and folders.
I have run into this too and not found a way to get Windows to let me delete the folders without using another application. No matter what I set the file settings at it still refuses to remove them.

Mike

[Basils57]

Thanks for that Mike - it did the trick.