How Do I Delete The “Full System Restore” Backup Folder In Xp?
I performed a “full system restore (with backup)” system recovery on my laptop,which is running Windows XP, Media Center Edition, Version 2002, SP3. Everything is fine now, but I have an 8 GB backup folder that I no longer need or want. I tried to delete it, but the system prevented it. I then tried the instructions that I found on this forum, entitled “How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP.” Here is what I did: Booted in safe mode, highlighted the folder, right-clicked, selected properties security tab advanced owner tab, selected administrator checked “replace owner of sub containers & Objects” (or at least that’s the gist of what it said) answered yes to replace. The procedure started. After maybe 45 minutes there came a beeping, perhaps every 4 or 5 seconds. Everything appeared normal, however, and no messages showed themselves. The beeping stopped, then later started again. I left it running for several hours, but the process never seemed to progress beyond the f
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