Delete Live OneCare backup folder in Vista
Problem: You reinstalled Live OneCare, or you start using v2 beta, and want to delete your old backup folder, but you can't.
This is a permission problem, that maybe you can solve with cacls with command line:
cacls "<drive letter>:\<path>" /t /g administrators:F
Sample:
cacls "F:\Windows OneCare Backup\YourComputerName" /t /g administrators:F
Do NOT put a \ at the end of the path.
You'll get a message "Are you sure(Y/N)?"
This will strip the permissions from the folder and you should be able to delete it.
Another solution found on the Windows Live OneCare Forum :
- Under Computer, double-click the disk letter that corresponds to your hard disk.
- Right-click the Windows Live OneCare folder, and then click Properties.
- On the Security tab, under Groups or user names, click either Administrators or your user name.
- Click on Edit
- Next to Full Control, select the Allow check box, and then click Apply.
- In the Windows Live OneCare folder, select the backup set folder, and then press DELETE.