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beenz

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#154395 26-Oct-2014 20:54
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I am trying to delete some read only files that i have saved as a backup from an old pc and no longer need.

They are my Email profiles from Thunderbird.

Anyway having huge issues deleting them, and have attached screenshots to show.
Basically the files are read only and I can not get rid of the Read only attributes.
Have tried lors of things but I am lost.

Any help appreciated 

thanks

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  #1162862 27-Oct-2014 11:25
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I logged in and managed to get it done. The trick seemed to be:
 - Resetting the owner even though it looked right
 - Removing inherited permissions
 - Granting full access

Then deleting. No idea why, but windows permissions have always seemed a bit odd to me - maybe because I don't fully understand them.

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