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mdhakr
Helpful | Level 6
5 months ago

Deleting a folder

Someone sent me some files in a folder.  I now want to delete them but I am told that I will need to provide "administrator permission" to do so.   I don't know my Windows password and have never use...
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    mdhakr
    5 months ago

    Thanks for your wisdom.  It worked.  The folder and files are now gone. TTL.

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