I am cleaning up some files in my web server… I came across an old WordPress site and went to delete it. Everything went but for one theme… when I try to delete the directory I get a warning saying that I need permission from Administrators to change the folder. Mind you, I am logged in at Administrator, the only user in Administrators.
I have tried just about everything I have every heard of and still can't delete the folder. Any advice?
Best Answer
Right click the file, select Properties → Security → Advanced → Owner → Edit. Choose "Administrator" or the "Administrators" group. See if you can modify the permissions now.
If this isn't working, try to find out what process locks the file. There are many tools that can tell you that. One is "Process Explorer" from Microsoft
If nothing else works, and you really need to delete the file, boot your machine in Safe mode and try to delete it there. Also you could try a "File Unlocker" program - won't link to one tough because that's really not the way these kind of problems should be solved...