all folders on drive marked as "read only"; del requires admin rights

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  1. Citizen Snips
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       New #11

    Try3 said:
    Your recycle bin properties should show you all your drives and allow you to use different settings on each of them.

    Denis
    OK, I see that now. But I don't see anything in the Recycle Bin properties that would explain why I need to provide admin permission to delete files/folders from the D: drive (at which point they are permanently deleted), but not the C: drive (where deleted files go to the Recycle Bin, as expected).

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    Try3 said:
    Yes. You have logged in to your computer and are therefore an Authenticated user who has Modify permission [which I believe includes Delete permission - I do not seem to have kept a link to any MS article that confirms this].

    Denis
    The screenshots I posted for a folder on the C: drive and on the C: drive show identical permissions, so what else could explain the behavior I'm seeing (admin prompt to delete files/folders from D: drive but not C: drive, and files/folders being permanently deleted from D: drive but sent to Recycle Bin when deleted from C: drive)?
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  3. Try3
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       New #12

    I do not know what the answer is.
    Perhaps the difference is caused by wherever the D:\ drive folder contents have come from. If they've been copied from another user/computer then perhaps the permissions of the individual files are causing the Admin prompt. I have seen examples of that when copying files between my own computers.


    Sorry I couldn't help,
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