You require permission from "Myself" to delete folder - how to fix

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I'm trying to delete a folder as an administrator, but I get the message "You require permission from UserAdam to delete folder". The problem is, I am logged on as UserAdam! I've tried changing the owner to Administrator to no avail also.

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I ran into the same problem: tried to delete a folder (as admin), but got an error message "You need permissions from `MYCOMPUTER\Admin` ..." Somehow this worked:

I just went into the folder and deleted everything inside. Now when I try to delete the folder, it works fine.

Not sure why, but it seems like you found a similar solution. However, there's no need to use FileAssassin, just simply highlight the folder contents and delete like normal.

You require permission from "Myself" to delete folder - how to fix

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