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How to delete old OneDrive folder from computer
Previously, I used OneDrive with one account and have now unlinked that account from OneDrive. After that, I deleted the OneDrive app on my computer and reinstalled the OneDrive app and logged into t...
Tuan_Anh1705 It is as I suspected with the question: "Do you have admin rights on the computer to delete folders belonging to other accounts?"
The account you're logged in with on your computer does not have Administrative rights to delete the folder. You need to login with the Admin account.
This is just a Windows account issue, not a OneDrive issue.
Mike Williams Thank you for your support, however I don't understand how to delete that folder. I'm using my own computer, so why can't I have admin rights? Or now I have to log in to my old OneDrive account to delete that folder
- As I said this is not a OneDrive issue, it's a Windows account issue. The error message is a Windows account message about the Admin account on ADMIN-PC, not a OneDrive error. You need to log in with the Admin account.
- I ran it with admin rights but still got an error and couldn't delete the folder. Is there another way to delete it?
- Youa re not getting the message that this is not a OneDrive issue. It is a Windows permissions issue and should be addressed to the appropriate forum.