Cant delete files from external hard drive

[Rustys]

Go back into you BIOS where you were when you changed the boot priority order. There should be that may say BIOS Boot Mode and change that to Legacy. Will need to also check to make sure that the Secure Boot is disabled.

Once that is complete double check that the boot priority order is still set correctly I have had some that I have had to redo after I have changed to Legacy. Included 2 Screen shots. Select Save and Exit see if that helps. Now once the file has been deleted off the drive go back into the BIOS and put the 2 that you change back to what they were.

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[Antoine]

yeah secure boot is disabled by there is no mention of Legacy mode/boot or Legacy anything anywhere. Cause that was gonna be my next try but the UEFI I have doesnt seem to have it

[georgeks]

Did you format the USB stick in FAT as the picture I attached?

[Antoine]

I let yumi format it to fat32 durung the multiboot linux process

[veeg]

Any updates for us?

[Antoine]

The update is trued with a usb stick as instructed, yumi formatted to fat32 not fat (is than an option in yumi) it still doesnt boot from usb and theres no option in my bios to make it boit from usb

[veeg]

Any updates for us?

@Rustys @georgeks @gus

[georgeks]

Can you select Boot Device during boot?

It can be F8 or some other key.
Just press Pause/Break during boot to stop it and see the boot option if it goes too fast.

[Rustys]

Can you create a different user on that system with Admin privileges to test with.

With the newly created user see if you can delete the file or any file.

Also the external drive that you are having issues with not sure if it was tried or suggested. Connect it to a different computer and see if it can be delete that way.

[Malnutrition]

I’d run a check disk on windows drive and the external. After running the all in one repair tool.

You can also use the Unlocker tool. Careful, it is ad supported, so when you install it, make sure and uncheck any additional offers. I think this offers a toolbar, just make sure and select the custom install.

You may want to run this overnight, as it may take a long time to run. If checkdisk seems to stall, just allow it to run. This scan may take several hours.

Run chkdsk /f /r from elevated command prompt.

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Windows Repair.

Install (use the direct download) the Tweaking.com - Windows all in one repair tool. Then boot Windows into Safe Mode, (Make Certain To Run This Program As Administrator) then run through the Prescan on step 2 tab. Then skip to step 5 and create a system restore point. Then go to the repair tab…

Notice create a registry backup is ticked by default, so no need to do so in step 5… https://pchelpforum.net/attachments/...7-26-png.1290/

Now run the program, with the boxes ticked in the picture below.

Click Image Below For Better Resolution.

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May want to save picture or write down what boxes need ticked, since you will run this in Safe Mode.

Important: Make certain to reboot twice after running this tool!!

[veeg]

Any updates for us?

[veeg]

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