Delete Live OneCare backup folder in Vista

Published 18 July 07 08:57 PM | Laurent Duveau

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.

Laurent Duveau