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Can’t Delete Folder “You have been denied permission” Fix for Windows

Can’t Delete Folder “You have been denied permission” Fix for Windows

By Mitch Bartlett 4 Comments

I recently discovered a folder named “Qoobox” on the C drive of my Microsoft Windows computer. It looked a bit suspicious. Upon further research, I discovered it was a part of an application called ComboFix that removed spyware from my computer a long time ago. So I could remove it, but when I tried, it would not delete. It threw an error that said “You have been denied permission to access this folder“. Here’s how to get past this message and delete the folder.

In my case, the BackEnv folder within the Qoobox folder had permissions that denied access to every user. This permission had to be removed with these steps.

  1. Right-click the folder that’s giving you problems, then select “Properties“.
  2. Select the “Security” tab.
  3. Select the “Advanced” button.
  4. Select the “Continue” button.
    Permissions Continue button
  5. Under the “Permissions” tab, select the line that is set to “Deny Everyone” permission, then select “Remove“.
    Remove Deny Permission
  6. Click “OK“.

Now try to delete the folder. Windows should now allow you to remove it without error.

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Filed Under: Windows Tagged With: Windows 10

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Comments

  1. Ian says

    October 5, 2020 at 8:36 am

    Thanks Mitch.

    This fixed the removal of Qoobox’s sub folder BackEnv del issue. So much BS out there with long winded ‘Fixes’ by ‘Experts’ that are so wrong.

    Thanks again

  2. Themis says

    September 6, 2018 at 4:54 am

    Thank you Mitch,it worked just fine!

  3. Danny says

    March 16, 2018 at 11:17 am

    There was no “Permissions” option in properties, only “General”, “Sharing” and “Customize”. Now what can I do?

  4. john meethan says

    January 31, 2018 at 10:49 am

    Worked for me – thanks for posting

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