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Received a "folder access denied" warning after wanting to delete a folder so I needed to change permissions on a folder. Changed it to - for example: "username (username-PC\username)". That was the "username" I was currently logged in as but strangely received the same exact "folder access denied" even though I had "permissions" on that folder.
2Some of these folders and files dont exist in that location, they are just links. Changing the permission doesnt do anything, and can actually cause very deep problems sometimes. Finding out where they actually put the stuff is probably what you need. – Psycogeek – 2012-01-01T07:07:51.760
Very interesting. I should look into that. It's more curiosity that's driven me to look into this. It's not like I'm starving for disc space or anything. I did get some warnings about ?file inconsistency? while trying to change permissions. – Christopher Chipps – 2012-01-10T06:58:27.863
I was just trying to toss up a lite warning. I dont have a handle on it myself. but I can screw up the system with an infinate loop :-) – Psycogeek – 2012-01-10T07:01:19.253
I've seen problems like this when the file system is corrupted. It might be worth trying a file system check/repair, but make sure you have a good backup first. The repair operation can sometimes turn a mostly-working file system into a not-working-at-all file system, particularly if there is an underlying hardware problem. – Harry Johnston – 2012-01-11T01:46:53.320
It could also be due to a rootkit, or your antivirus software might be locking the folder for some reason. – Harry Johnston – 2012-01-11T01:47:48.357