Fixed “You need administrator permission to delete this folder” error

You Require Permission From To Make Changes To This Folder

There are a number of reasons why you might experience an issue with accessing, renaming, editing, moving, or deleting files or folders on your Windows PC.

Windows 10 uses accounts without admin access that prevent deleting folders. Using an account without admin access is needed to remove files and folders.

The following simple solution will allow you to fix the error and delete the folder in just a few minutes if you receive the message “Access to the destination folder is denied, you must have administrator rights” on a Windows 10/8/7 system. Windows assigns default permissions to every new file and folder you create.

Administrators Permission

On a Windows 10 PC, you can grant administrator permission via Accounts Settings. Here’s how…

These permissions are called valid permissions. If the user does not have the necessary permissions, the Windows operating system displays this error. This method also works if you get an error message You must have administrative rights to rename this folder.

Folder Access Denied As Admin

Your folder may not be owned by you, but you can fix this by changing ownership to your name.

The uninstaller may be able to remove all registry entries and configuration files when you uninstall the software via Control Panel.

Sometimes, you’ll see error messages when you attempt to delete some folders. To delete any folder, you’ll need administrator rights.

A file or folder’s permissions need to be checked first. Here is a simple tutorial on how to do that.

A message will appear if you click the “Continue”, “Skip”, or “Cancel” buttons on the error dialog. You will eventually not be able to delete the folder under any circumstances if you click the “Continue” button. You will receive a message requesting permission from [username] to make changes to this folder.

What causes the error message “You must have administrative rights to delete this folder”

Need Permission To Delete Folder

Click on the Security tab and click Advanced. Right click at the folder or file that you cannot delete and select Properties. 3. On the General tab, click the Delete option.

To regain access to a shared folder if you accidentally remove one, you must contact its owner.

Some actions require users to be given administrative rights to copy/delete/rename files or change settings in the Windows operating system. These permissions error occur as a result of advanced security and privacy features of the Windows operating system. Guests and external sources, such as scripts, are not allowed access to system data with this permission. Viruses attempt to exploit system vulnerabilities by gaining administrative access to the operating system during an attack.

Changing file permissions can enable administrators to restrict what users can see and do with particular files as well as prevent unauthenticated objects from gaining full control.

Permission From Administrator

Select “Search” from the right-click menu and type control panel.

If I pressed Shift delete and immediately restarted my computer, the file reappeared. But if I pressed Shift delete and restarted my computer, the file disappeared.

Without proper permissions, users will not be able to perform certain operations and will get the error messages mentioned above. Therefore, we can change the access permission and take over the system files to get rid of this problem.

To resolve the message “Administrator rights are required to delete this folder”

Disable User Account Control

1. The Edit User Account Control settings window can be accessed by searching for “UAC” and pressing Enter.
2. Move the slider to “Never notify” at the bottom of the settings.
3. Your computer needs to be restarted.

Enable the built-in administrator account

1. Right-click Run as administrator, then type in CMD.
2. The following command should be pasted on the command line:
   Yes, I am an administrator of the network
3. Here’s what you need to type:
   Admin password (network administrator)
4. Once you have entered the password, press Enter to make it permanent.
5. It is recommended that you restart your computer

Using SFC

1. Type cmd at the start
2. Choosing Run as administrator from the right-click menu will allow you to open the command prompt.
3. Let it run for a few minutes by typing sfc / scan.
4. Your computer needs to be restarted

Own the folder

1. You can delete a folder by right-clicking it, then selecting Properties.
2. You can access the Advanced security settings by clicking the Security tab
3. You can edit the owner file by clicking the Edit button and then clicking Advanced.
4. The available accounts can be selected by clicking Advanced on the Select User or Group page.
5. You can then transfer ownership to the selected user by clicking Search Now.
6. You can access the folder’s properties by right-clicking it
7. The Advanced button can be found under the Security tab.
8. Adding your account is as simple as clicking “Add”, then “Primary”.
9. You can view all the accounts that are capable of being granted permissions by clicking the Advanced button and clicking Search Now.
10. Click OK and save your changes once you have located your account in the list.

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