I am evaluating Directory Opus to replace a no longer supported file manager.
I try to delete a file from an external drive and get the standard need to give admin permission... I click the yes and the file will not delete. Just for the heck of it, I use shift-delete to bypass the recycle bin and get an error, which I suspected.
I'm sure there's an easy answer to this, but I can't find it within the program or how else to give admin permission. Any help appreciated.
What does the error message say?
You need permission from SYSTEM to delete this file.
I'm able to delete other files from the same external drive. So it might be something to do with what I'm trying to delete - an old backup.
If the drive came from another computer originally, you might need to take ownership of the file before you'll be able to delete it.
That's what I'm thinking. I moved them from an old machine to a new one about 3 weeks ago. Worse case scenario is to just reformat (or whatever the proper phrase is these days).
If you don't want the data on the drive, formatting it is the easiest thing.
But if you do need the data and can't access it, or only need to delete some of it, here's how to take ownership of the folders:
thank you