If this doesn't work, try making yourself the owner first and then applying these settings. Apply this and try to delete the folders again. Then, within the advanced tab in security, select owner and 'replace owner on subcontainers and object'. Make sure the box labelled 'include inheritable permissions from this object's parent' is UNTICKED and tick the box underneath saying 'replace all child object permissions with inheritable permissions from this object' and click okĪpply these settings and exit out of properties. Select the tickbox named 'apply these permissions to objects and/or containers within this container only' and click ok Ensure the 'apply to' tab reads 'this folder, subfolder and files'. Select clear all then select full control. Under the 'advanced' tab select change permissions, select your account and select edit 'Open the Security tab, remove all accounts apart from your own account and the 'administrators' account If it is simply an external hard drive then right click on the root folder that contains all folders and select properties. If the hard drive had windows installed on it, right click on the 'users' folder and select properties.
