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amruthvvkp

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i've installed Adobe Aftereffects CS4 along with Red Giant Trapcode Suite. After uninstalling the entire components, I've noticed that there are some leftover files in the Red Giant Trapcode Suite folder. Now i am not able to delete them through any way.
 
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If you are encountering the block of being unable to delete the folder directly from Program Files or similar permissions issues, you may be able to remove it by cutting and pasting (moving) the files to a location with different permissions, like the root if the drive or the desktop. If on the other hand you are having issues with deleting it because of its content being incompatible with the Recycle Bin, you should be able to simply hold shift while selecting delete to bypass the Recycle Bin and delete it completely. You can find this in the tips on the Permanently delete files from the Recycle Bin article from Windows Support.
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amruthvvkp

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When i try deleting the folder i am getting an error saying source path is too long. I've tried renaming it to .old folder and then deleting it. But still i am getting the same error.
 
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If you are encountering the block of being unable to delete the folder directly from Program Files or similar permissions issues, you may be able to remove it by cutting and pasting (moving) the files to a location with different permissions, like the root if the drive or the desktop. If on the other hand you are having issues with deleting it because of its content being incompatible with the Recycle Bin, you should be able to simply hold shift while selecting delete to bypass the Recycle Bin and delete it completely. You can find this in the tips on the Permanently delete files from the Recycle Bin article from Windows Support.
 
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