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Smartphones Fun Stuff Search site How to Fix Access is Denied, File May Be In Use, or Sharing Violation Errors in Windows Ever try to delete http://www.online-tech-tips.com/software-reviews/how-to-fix-access-is-denied-file-may-be-in-use-or-sharing-violation-errors-in-windows/ a file and get an Access is Denied error? Or maybe you're trying to copy or move a file or folder and you get a message stating the source file may be http://superuser.com/questions/440641/deleting-folders-give-access-denied-error-message-on-windows-7-although-i-am-ad in use? This type of error can occur for several reasons: you do not have ownership of the file or folder and therefore cannot perform any actions on it or the operating system access denied or another program is currently using it. You can usually figure out which situation you're involved with by taking a look at what exactly you're trying to do. If you get the Access is Denied or You don't currently have permission to access this folder message, then you're probably looking at a permissions problem. If you're not an Administrator on the computer, you're probably not going folder access denied to be able to fix this issue, so first make sure you can get access to an admin account. Access Is Denied Error This particular error is normally caused by NTFS permissions, but it can also be caused by other issues like a corrupt user profile, encryption on the file or if the file is in use. We'll talk about file in use errors in the next section. To gain access to the file or folder, you'll need to have the correct permissions configured for your account. Before you start doing any work, you should try to click on the Continue button that will show up in Windows 7 and Windows 8 automatically. This will try to give your user account permissions to the folder as long as you are the owner. If you get the You have been denied permission to access this folder message after clicking Continue, that means you are not the owner and you'll have to first take ownership of the folder before you can change any permissions. Take Ownership of Files and Folders in Windows Taking ownership is unfortunately quite a process, so it's best to have ample time and patience before
here for a quick overview of the site Help Center Detailed answers to any questions you might have Meta Discuss the workings and policies of this site About Us Learn more about Stack Overflow the company Business Learn more about hiring developers or posting ads with us Super User Questions Tags Users Badges Unanswered Ask Question _ Super User is a question and answer site for computer enthusiasts and power users. Join them; it only takes a minute: Sign up Here's how it works: Anybody can ask a question Anybody can answer The best answers are voted up and rise to the top Deleting folders give access denied error message on Windows 7, although I am administrator up vote 4 down vote favorite 1 I have an external hard drive that was used as a Windows partition before, but now I want to use it for storage instead. I have added it to my Windows 7 machine, but I am not allowed to write or delete serveral of the files and folders on the disk. I get the error message access is denied, even though I am administrator. I have tried to log in to the Administrator account with Net user administrator /active:yes, changed ownership and disabled UAC, but nothing helps. I still get access is denied and can not delete anything. windows-7 permissions delete uac share|improve this question asked Jun 23 '12 at 16:04 user1049697 3312816 add a comment| 5 Answers 5 active oldest votes up vote 2 down vote accepted You can use unlocker to delete the windows directory. Just install it and it will appear int the right click context menu. You can also use boot delete which has the ability to delete the files at the boot time. share|improve this answer answered Jun 23 '12 at 16:27 avirk 12.3k114790 add a comment| up vote 1 down vote I often get access denied errors because the file is in use by a process. I don't know why the error isn't more helpful. If that's not it, you can try recursively making all the files o