I've found that often rebooting the server will fix this - seems to be down to some odd sort of lock on the files (it won't show in Server Manager though).
Also sometimes deleting from the console from the command line using the 8.3 filename(s) seems to work. Paul -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 17 January 2011 17:16 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Cannot delete files I have a user's roaming profile directory located on a Windows 2008 server I cannot get rid of. I've been able to delete everything in the directory except 4 files in a certain subdirectory called Recent. I tried taking ownership from GUI and from command line (via takeown.exe_ with no success. I keep getting, "Unable to set new owner on 'filename'" Access is Denied. The files and/or Recent are NOT opened/used. When going to the security tab, it also says I don't have permissions to view the object's security properties. All 4 of the files which I cannot take ownership of or delete are .lnk files (They showup in folder view as a type of "Shortcut). Any thoughts on how to get rid of these things? -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web.com - What can On Demand Business Solutions do for you? http://link.mail2web.com/Business/SharePoint ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin -- MIRA Ltd Watling Street, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 0TU, England Registered in England and Wales No. 402570 VAT Registration GB 100 1464 84 The contents of this e-mail are confidential and are solely for the use of the intended recipient. If you receive this e-mail in error, please delete it and notify us either by e-mail, telephone or fax. You should not copy, forward or otherwise disclose the content of the e-mail as this is prohibited. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
