So the other day i was editing textures for a car i downloaded. Well, when i extracted two textures these other two files got created. I am not able to delete the files and i need some help on how i can because they just won't work no matter what i do! It says when i go to delete them it needs admin approval so i click accept as i am the admin of my PC, But it does not matter they just won't go away! It is almost like they are locked for some odd reason. I did run virus scans on them but I am being told they are not viruses. Below are a few images i took to show what i did.

The file names are:
police_sign_2.png.0.pngBak
window_decals.png.0.pngBak

I Used CMD


If i try to remove them myself i get this message.


When I grant admin approval to delete the file it returns this message

First off, rmdir removes directories, not a file. 

 

Secondly, is UAC turned off on this machine? If it's not, can you turn it off and try again? Can you logon with the local administrator account to remove the file? 

@ini: rmdir /s removes a directory and all contents. Like rm -R.

Try takeown /F <filename> on the files and then delete them.

First off, rmdir removes directories, not a file. 

 

Secondly, is UAC turned off on this machine? If it's not, can you turn it off and try again? Can you logon with the local administrator account to remove the file? 

I turned off UAC and it still needs me to grant admin approval, I am the only one that uses this PC so i am doing this under the admin account, However it still writes me the error.

 

@ini: rmdir /s removes a directory and all contents. Like rm -R.

Try takeown /F <filename> on the files and then delete them.

Nope. Same problem

You could try something like Unlocker to close any open handles on the files, or even delete on boot. There is a portable version on that page if you don't want to install it.

I turned off UAC and it still needs me to grant admin approval, I am the only one that uses this PC so i am doing this under the admin account, However it still writes me the error.

 

Nope. Same problem

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There is a hidden "Administrator" account on Windows that has to be enabled with the command prompt, but I'm pretty sure logging into it will give you a different desktop.

 

Did you try renaming them so they don't have all those extensions?

There is a hidden "Administrator" account on Windows that has to be enabled with the command prompt, but I'm pretty sure logging into it will give you a different desktop.

 

Did you try renaming them so they don't have all those extensions?

I did and it wants the admin approval thing but when i accept it it give me the same error.

Have you tried restarting the system?

Have you tried to unplug your PC and plug it back in. 
You could also unplug your BIOS chip and plug it back in,

 

 

my IT guy said that these things should work.

 

 

 

Hope this helps

^ inb4 reformat HDD, delete system32 files. 

 

On a more serious note, try Right Click > Properties > Security > For Each Group or User name grant full control to the file.

 

If there's an "unblock" prompt on the General Tab, try that too. 

 

Also, try enabling hidden files. Perhaps there's a hidden file on the desktop that's not allowing the visible file to be deleted. 

 

EDIT: Try launching OS in Safe Mode if it's a Windows OS, that stops certain processes from launching which might help you out. 

Edited October 19, 201411 yr by Mr.Quiggles

OMG! Guys i am such an idiot! I went into my "Recylce Bin" and saw the texture files i deleted and i just cleared my whole recycle bin and BOOM! I was able to delete the files from my dekstop lol! I'll check my recylce bin next time. 

 

Edited October 19, 201411 yr by XPZKModzHD

There is a hidden "Administrator" account on Windows that has to be enabled with the command prompt, but I'm pretty sure logging into it will give you a different desktop.

 

Did you try renaming them so they don't have all those extensions?

I believe that account is just there for the convenience of sysadmins (and to ensure that there's always an administrator account on the machine), and has no more permissions than a regular Windows administrator (more precisely, than a regular administrator when performing a task with admin rights: applications are automatically run with admin rights with the builtin account, but have to be escalated with a standard admin account, which is what triggers UAC prompts when UAC is disabled). Anything you can do as the built-in Administrator can be done equally well as a not-built-in administrator, and an elevated command prompt from a normal admin behaves identically to the command prompt from the built-in account).