Sometimes there are situations when the operating system does not allow you to delete or move files on your own hard drive. This most often occurs because you, as a user, do not have sufficient rights to delete certain files. You need to change your access rights and corresponding permissions.
Necessary
- - computer;
- - administrator rights.
Instructions
Step 1
Find files in My Computer that you cannot perform operations on. For example, this is the Games folder. Click on the folder with the right mouse button and select "Properties" from the drop-down menu. It can be absolutely any folder located on the local drive of a personal computer or laptop. It is also worth considering the fact that some system files and folders may not be displayed, since the functions for viewing system data are disabled.
Step 2
Go to the "Security" tab and find your name in the list of users. Click on it with the left mouse button and check the list of permissions located just below. If there are no required checkboxes, click the "Change" button. Check the boxes for all the permissions you want. Click "OK" and "Apply" to save your changes. Close all unnecessary windows in order to continue operations to remove protection from local disks.
Step 3
Try to copy or move the information. If the error occurs again, check the Security tab again. You may need to be logged in with an administrator account to change user permissions. To log in with an administrator account, restart your computer and log in with the appropriate user.
Step 4
Errors in accessing regular partitions and non-system folders may occur due to virus infection of the computer. Install effective antivirus software and do a full scan of your computer's data. You can also boot from the service disk and perform operations on files from under the shell. As a last resort, you will have to reinstall the operating system on your computer so that all viruses are removed.
