Comments on: Deleting Microsoft OneCare Backup Files http://www.to-tech.com/blog/2007/01/15/deleting-microsoft-onecare-backup-files/ Todd Ogasawara's Tech Blog Wed, 05 Oct 2011 23:12:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Paul C http://www.to-tech.com/blog/2007/01/15/deleting-microsoft-onecare-backup-files/comment-page-1/#comment-71154 Paul C Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:24:37 +0000 http://www.to-tech.com/blog/2007/01/15/deleting-microsoft-onecare-backup-files/#comment-71154 At last I have got tid of the Windows Onecare files, manay thanks for this :-) At last I have got tid of the Windows Onecare files, manay thanks for this :-)

]]> By: J. Wills http://www.to-tech.com/blog/2007/01/15/deleting-microsoft-onecare-backup-files/comment-page-1/#comment-71151 J. Wills Sat, 07 Aug 2010 21:38:48 +0000 http://www.to-tech.com/blog/2007/01/15/deleting-microsoft-onecare-backup-files/#comment-71151 Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! I have been trying for months to get rid of this backup and this is the only thing that has worked for me! Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! I have been trying for months to get rid of this backup and this is the only thing that has worked for me!

]]> By: Bill B http://www.to-tech.com/blog/2007/01/15/deleting-microsoft-onecare-backup-files/comment-page-1/#comment-71097 Bill B Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:54:33 +0000 http://www.to-tech.com/blog/2007/01/15/deleting-microsoft-onecare-backup-files/#comment-71097 Go to this link and use the steps by Eric B. http://forums.techarena.in/windows-software/1189720.htm Basically, change ownership of the folder and it's contents to your username using the permissions properties and make sure you check all available checkboxes to propagate your changes to all subdirs and files. I also turned UAC off, but I doubt that was necessary. I'd also used cacl as described above but it didn't work for me. Go to this link and use the steps by Eric B.

http://forums.techarena.in/windows-software/1189720.htm

Basically, change ownership of the folder and it’s contents to your username using the permissions properties and make sure you check all available checkboxes to propagate your changes to all subdirs and files. I also turned UAC off, but I doubt that was necessary. I’d also used cacl as described above but it didn’t work for me.

]]> By: Dave Burch http://www.to-tech.com/blog/2007/01/15/deleting-microsoft-onecare-backup-files/comment-page-1/#comment-71074 Dave Burch Thu, 08 Apr 2010 10:03:44 +0000 http://www.to-tech.com/blog/2007/01/15/deleting-microsoft-onecare-backup-files/#comment-71074 I ran the cacls program, typed Y at the the confirmation, but I still can't delete files/folders. I get a message saying I don't have permission. Is there anything else that will work? I ran the cacls program, typed Y at the the confirmation, but I still can’t delete files/folders. I get a message saying I don’t have permission. Is there anything else that will work?

]]> By: Tony B http://www.to-tech.com/blog/2007/01/15/deleting-microsoft-onecare-backup-files/comment-page-1/#comment-71022 Tony B Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:54:04 +0000 http://www.to-tech.com/blog/2007/01/15/deleting-microsoft-onecare-backup-files/#comment-71022 I had been trying for a while by twiddling the properties of each file and folder. Found this tip and applied it. It changed all my files/folders so that I could go back and delete them all. Worked great. I had been trying for a while by twiddling the properties of each file and folder. Found this tip and applied it. It changed all my files/folders so that I could go back and delete them all. Worked great.

]]> By: Patrick Campbell http://www.to-tech.com/blog/2007/01/15/deleting-microsoft-onecare-backup-files/comment-page-1/#comment-70964 Patrick Campbell Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:26:29 +0000 http://www.to-tech.com/blog/2007/01/15/deleting-microsoft-onecare-backup-files/#comment-70964 Worked like a charm, thanks! The key for me was including the quotation marks which I'm not used to using in cmd windows. THANKS! Worked like a charm, thanks! The key for me was including the quotation marks which I’m not used to using in cmd windows. THANKS!

]]> By: Sage http://www.to-tech.com/blog/2007/01/15/deleting-microsoft-onecare-backup-files/comment-page-1/#comment-70937 Sage Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:01:35 +0000 http://www.to-tech.com/blog/2007/01/15/deleting-microsoft-onecare-backup-files/#comment-70937 Cheers .. Worked perfectly. Thanks for the very clear instructions. Cheers .. Worked perfectly. Thanks for the very clear instructions.

]]> By: johnnydonuts http://www.to-tech.com/blog/2007/01/15/deleting-microsoft-onecare-backup-files/comment-page-1/#comment-70676 johnnydonuts Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:18:52 +0000 http://www.to-tech.com/blog/2007/01/15/deleting-microsoft-onecare-backup-files/#comment-70676 Thanks for the tip!! I have reclaimed over 80 GB of wasted space due to the POS OneCare product I dumped in favor of Norton and Acronis for system backup. Acronis rocks!!! Thanks for the tip!! I have reclaimed over 80 GB of wasted space due to the POS OneCare product I dumped in favor of Norton and Acronis for system backup. Acronis rocks!!!

]]> By: GreyJ http://www.to-tech.com/blog/2007/01/15/deleting-microsoft-onecare-backup-files/comment-page-1/#comment-57313 GreyJ Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:59:39 +0000 http://www.to-tech.com/blog/2007/01/15/deleting-microsoft-onecare-backup-files/#comment-57313 Worked perfectly! Thank you very much!! Worked perfectly! Thank you very much!!

]]> By: nhuv http://www.to-tech.com/blog/2007/01/15/deleting-microsoft-onecare-backup-files/comment-page-1/#comment-55667 nhuv Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:35:47 +0000 http://www.to-tech.com/blog/2007/01/15/deleting-microsoft-onecare-backup-files/#comment-55667 Wow thats so cool, cacls save me lot of space in my disc Wow thats so cool, cacls save me lot of space in my disc

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