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Removing Windows 8 from HDD without deleting partition?

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6/12/12 at 8:30am

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So I installed Windows 8 and did a dual boot but right now i want to delete the files from my second hdd without deleting or formatting any hdd.I deleted windows 8 from msconfig so it doesnt act as a dual boot anymore but all of the windows files are on my second hard drive?
Every time i try to delete the windows files it says i need permission? I gave my user full permission for the folder but it still wont delete?

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6/12/12 at 8:37am

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Did you try safe mode?
Also via command prompt?
Also combination of the above?

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6/12/12 at 8:48am

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Originally Posted by ronnin426850

Did you try safe mode?
Also via command prompt?
Also combination of the above?

Im in safe mode now and i just tried both suggestions above but they dont seem to work?

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6/12/12 at 8:52am

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Well.... Copy-paste everything else to your primary drive and format...

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6/12/12 at 8:54am

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Not enough room on my primary.Plus I have like 1tb worth of video footage on the second drive so im sure it would take 2 days anyway.

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6/12/12 at 8:58am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by DirtyMoDz

Not enough room on my primary.Plus I have like 1tb worth of video footage on the second drive so im sure it would take 2 days anyway.

Then maybe you could make a recovery disk (google Win7 recovery CD), boot from it and use the command prompt there to delete whatever remains. This has always worked for me!

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6/12/12 at 8:59am

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Just fixed the problem.
All i had to do is rename the folder to windows.old then go to disk cleaner and tick remove old windows files aaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnd done

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6/12/12 at 9:02am

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Under Windows 7:
1) Right click on the folder, and go to properties
2) Go to the "Security" tab
3) Click "Advanced"
4) Click "Change Permissions"
5) Make sure "Include inheritable permissions from this object's parent" is DESELECTED. If you deselect it, when it pops up, You should click "Add" so that we don't have to re-add anything.
6) Find your user group (most likely Administrators), and select it. If it doesn't exist (it should), add it. If it exists, click "Edit".
7) Make sure "Full Control is set to "Allow".
8) Click OK
9) Make sure "Replace all child object permissions with inheritable permissions from this object"
10) Click "Yes" to the pop up box.
11) Click OK
12) Click OK

Try deleting it again

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6/12/12 at 9:14am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by DirtyMoDz

Just fixed the problem.
All i had to do is rename the folder to windows.old then go to disk cleaner and tick remove old windows files aaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnd done

It is funny it let your rename it, but not delete it..

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