How to delete a folder if "access denied."

I have tried both (net user administrator / Active: Yes) & (takeown /F [FolderName or drive] [Enter] d r) in the command prompt.
My path of folder is (D:\Other\Downloads\Firefox)

And also I tried

  1. Turn off Simple file sharing:

    1. Click Startand then click my computer.
    2. On the Tools menu, click Folder Options, and then click the view tab.
    3. Under Advanced settings, clear the use simple file (recommended) sharing , and then click OK.
  2. Right click on the folder that you want to take control and then click Properties.
  3. Click the Security tab, and then click OK in the Security message, if an unknown device appears.
  4. Click Advanced, and then click the owner tab.
  5. In the name list, click your user name, administrator , if you are logged in as administrator, or click the Administrators group.

    If you want to take ownership of the contents of this folder, click to select the check box Replace owner of subcontainers and objects .

  6. Click OK.

    You may receive the following error message, where is the name of the folder you want to take care of:

    You are not allowed to read the contents of the directory. Do you want to replace the the directory permissions with permissions granting you full control? All permissions will be replaced if you press Yes.
  7. Click Yes.
  8. Click OK, and then reapply the permissions and security settings that you want for the folder and the contents of the folder.

At the command prompt , I got ERROR: access denied
For the second, I don't then select administrator

Hi Suryablazing,

1. you are the administrator of the computer?

2 is the issue limited with a particular file?

3 did you changes to the computer before the show?

Follow the suggestions below for a possible solution:

Method 1: You can follow the steps in the following articles and check if the problem persists.

How to open a file if I get an access denied message?

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/how-do-I-open-a-file-if-I-get-an-access-denied-message

 

Troubleshoot "access denied" when opening files or folders

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/troubleshoot-access-denied-when-opening-files-or-folders

Note: The article also applies to Windows 7.

Method 2: Start in safe mode and check if you are able to delete the file.

 

Start your computer in safe mode

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/start-your-computer-in-safe-mode

 

Let us know if that helps.

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