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computing:windows:del_perms

Delete Permissions and ACLs from a Folder Recursively

See also Delete Temporary Files

See also Delete Windows Folders That Are Too Long

This can be used to delete user profiles that are created with complex ACLs.

Profile deletion tool: https://helgeklein.com/free-tools/delprof2-user-profile-deletion-tool/

Take ownership as the logged in user, usually as an administrator:

takeown /F <foldername> /R /D y

Reset the ACLs:

icacls <foldername> /T /C /Q /RESET

Delete Files

  1. Remove attributes using Windows Explorer → Right-Click the File → Properties
  2. In PowerShell, use the command Remove-Item <filename>
computing/windows/del_perms.txt · Last modified: 2019/11/01 09:44 by gcooper