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Deleted a user, but the folder remains & it's locked - how to delete?
I created a test user account, but it's no longer needed, so I wanted to delete it. I deleted it under settings>accounts>family & other people. It said it would delete all data, but it did not delete the user folder. The user is no longer available, but it left the folder behind. I tried deleting it after a reboot, but it says it's locked by NTUSER.dat.
How can I safely delete this folder? I'm guessing I should be able to delete it? Why is it even locked now?
I do have a program called "delete invalid file (DelinvFile)" that allows me to set a file or folder to delete at boot, but I wanted to verify this is safe before I do it.
From what I've read, depending on how you delete a user, sometimes it leaves the folder behind. Typical Windows.
Last edited by rivre; 27 Jun 2018 at 23:55.