Windows.old folder won't delete

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The short script has only 3 rows.

Code:

TAKEOWN /F %SystemDrive%\Windows.old /A /R /D Y
ICACLS %SystemDrive%\Windows.old /T /grant :r Administrators:F
RD /S /Q %SystemDrive%\Windows.old

Powershell script:

Code:

  $regpath = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VolumeCaches\Previous Installations"
    New-ItemProperty -Path $regpath -Name "StateFlags1221" -PropertyType DWORD  -Value 2 -Force  | Out-Null
    $regpath = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VolumeCaches\update Cleanup"
    New-ItemProperty -Path $regpath -Name "StateFlags1221" -PropertyType DWORD  -Value 2 -Force  | Out-Null
    $regpath = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VolumeCaches\System error memory dump files"
    New-ItemProperty -Path $regpath -Name "StateFlags1221" -PropertyType DWORD  -Value 2 -Force  | Out-Null
    #start clean application
    cleanmgr.exe /SAGERUN:1221

 

Restart your machine and try disk cleanup again.

 

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Get nsudo, start it, type cmd and run

Code:

rd /s /q \\?\C:\Windows.old

 

chkdsk C: /r

 

Show us the error.

I recently wanted to cleanup a leftover mount folder (when testing the new W10UI and MUI scripts), it took me over 2hrs doing it manually, by rebooting to safe mode and deleting the files, by booting into to winre environments, and ended up in taking over ownerships for every file that didn't want to be deleted.

After that @abbodi1406 showed me the nsudo method and the folder was gone in a few seconds.

 

use "Take Ownership" reg file

 

Usually I run 7zip as admin, and using shift+delete I can delete any folder with that stupid "directory is not empty" error.

 

You are Most Welcome & I am saying Thanks to You.

 

Try RunAsTI by @BAU

https://forums.mydigitallife.net/threads/lean-and-mean-snippets-for-power-users.83479/