SOLVED canvas folder I cannot delete

WendyLuvsCatz

Stonemason's render settings for Black Gate had canvases checked or maybe something previously done did

just know I didn't 

I didn't want them

deleted it but cannot delete the root folder

not even with command prompt

DrunkMonkeyProductions

Could be a corrupted file or a permissions issue.

First thing i'd try, check the folder permissions. right click>Properties>Security. Make sure your account is listed with "Full control" checked. If it's not, you can, generally, just click the Edit button and add full control.

If that checks, try renaming the folder, and/or file(s) in it. Then try deleting again.

If Explorer throws the same error, then try using an Elevated(administrator) command prompt, with explorer closed. Right click the Command prompt icon and select Run as Administrator.

If that doesn't work, try rebooting.

If that doesn't work, then you've probably got a corrupted file and will need to run checkdisk and/or disk cleanup to get the error to clear.

 

If you've gone through all that and it still won't delete the folder, there's probably a hidden file in there.

Try turning on Show hidden files, folders and drives under File explorer options in the Control panel.

Try deleting the file using the regular method, and if that throws an error, go through the steps above for the file itself.

 

WendyLuvsCatz

I am still rendering an animation in DAZ studio so haven't tried rebooting yet

that will be the next thing

I did try changing permissions under properties 

I often get files in my library from Autoadapting stuff I cannot delete too

and a few content files  in particular 3 from Polish in textures when I moved my entire library to another drive

since formatted that drive

this folder has a 0 byte value

after rebooting I could delete it

DrunkMonkeyProductions

WendyLuvsCatz said:

I am still rendering an animation in DAZ studio so haven't tried rebooting yet

that will be the next thing

I did try changing permissions under properties 

I often get files in my library from Autoadapting stuff I cannot delete too

and a few content files  in particular 3 from Polish in textures when I moved my entire library to another drive

since formatted that drive

this folder has a 0 byte value

after rebooting I could delete it

Cool.

Sounds like it was just an Explorer hang then.

If you're getting this a lot, something else you might try is to restart the Windows Explorer in Task manager.

Just be aware this can cause problems, losing the task bar in the worst case, and require a hard reboot(push the power button).