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A couple days ago I uninstalled Forza Horizon 4 but for some reason the game files are still on my hard drive and they are taking up 150gb. i have tried so many things to delete but they are locked by the system so I can't delete them because I am not authorized to.

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Hi Fechals,

do you have more than one user account and if so, are you logging in with the account that has admin privileges?. ;)
 
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Hi,

right click the offending folder > properties > Security > your name and see what permissions you have. Was the folder imported from another computer or created on the current one?. :)

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Hi,

when you highlight your name and click on "Edit", how do the permissions look then?. :) You also have "Account unknown", are you sure you only have one user account?. :cool:

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those are all the users on the file security
also i can't edit the permissions of any of them

the account unknowns do have full control though
 
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Press the Windows logo key + r and type "regedit", say yes to security question > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > Software > Microsoft and see if you can find the game name and delete any entry you find and then restart and then try deleting the folder again. That is all I can suggest!. :cool:

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the game isn't in my
Press the Windows logo key + r and type "regedit", say yes to security question > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > Software > Microsoft and see if you can find the game name and delete any entry you find and then restart and then try deleting the folder again. That is all I can suggest!. :cool:

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The game isn't there nor is it in the control panel uninstall programs
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Create a new user account and make it admin, see if you can delete the folder then!.

Did you import the folders from a different PC?. ;)
 
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Create a new user account and make it admin, see if you can delete the folder then!.

Did you import the folders from a different PC?. ;)
creating a new user didn't work either it still said require permission from system
 
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Also i have actually tried deleting the files through ubuntu(using a dual boot and the terminal) which also didn't work
 
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I could try copying everything else off of the drive and then formatting the drive but that would be a last resort
 
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Try opening the store and choose which version you had and try either removing it from there, or re-install it and try removing it via Settings > Apps. ;)
 
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Also, open a terminal in Ubuntu and type the following command to make you root:

sudo nautilus

enter your password and search for the file, mark it then press the Del key. :)
 

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