I was using Windows OneCare and now i am not using it at all (i mean i removed it from my system) but i still have backup folder which i want to delete. When i tryed to delet it say i can not delete windows OneCare. So please help me because it took 9 Gb space of my external hard drive.
Thank you
yash

I had this same problem, and it really pissed me off. Not only does WOC suck, but they're trying to tell me what I can and can't delete on my own computer!
Anyhoo, the fix is a pain in the butt.
See:
http://forums.microsoft.com/Windowso...55393&SiteID=2
There is an easier way by the use of cacls

Use this line as example

If you have a folder on the E drive called Windows OneCare and the folder in it called Backup 2005 has the files in it, then do this:

cacls "e:\Windows OneCare\Backup 2005" /t /g administrators:F

cacls "<drive letter>:\<path>" /t /g administrators:F



Do NOT put a \ after the path

This will strip the permissions from the folder and should allow you to delete it
This worked for me. Read and follow carefully.

SOLVED
These are the steps:
open the folder WINDOWS ONECARE IS SAVED
single click on WOC
then see left side "share This Folder" Click on it
Then click on Sharing tab
section of Network Sharing and security
share this folder on the network "check that box"
check box "allow network user to change my file"
then click apply
then ok
then select WOC folder and hit DEL
Enter yes
now its gone.

Interesting. but it didn't work for my file which is named "Windows One care backup".
My WOC is about a year old, so I wonder if some changes were made, maybe due to complaints like ours.

My file was named just like your. But i rename as WindowsOneCare. then i delete it. So you will be able to do that.

Thanks.

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Thank you

I found a solution that worked. I am using XP Media edition.
1. Right click on the OneCare directory on the hard drive where the files are stored. It will bring up a selection box.
2. Left click on the properties box.
3. Left click on the Security tab.
4. At the bottom of the screen, click on the Advanced button.
5. Click on the Owner tab.
6. Change the owner to you (pick one of the selections). Essentially, you will be switching ownership of the directory to you.
7. Click the check box at the bottom that says Replace owner on subcontainers and objects.
8. Click OK.

After some time passes, the ownership of the directory and all subdirectories and files switches to you. You can now hit delete on the directory and the directory and all of the subdirectories and files will be deleted.