Deleting folders under Documents and Settings

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I use XP Pro, upgraded from XP Home 18 months ago.

In tidying my system after installing a new HDD last week, I’ve found a
bunch of folders under ‘Documents and Settings’ that I have no use for. A
couple hold data (4Gb -- lots of video) that I don’t need, so I’m hoping for
some advice on which of them I can delete.

Do I need to keep ‘Owner’ and any .OWNER extensions? I assume these relate
to the default profiles set up on the original installation under Home, but
I’ve since moved my files to a named account.

I realise I need to keep all the hidden folders and those with extensions --
..NT AUTHORITY, .WINDOWS, .MAIN (the name given to my PC).

Do I need to keep ‘Administrator’? Other accounts on the system have admin
privileges.

Thanks.

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Thanks for the pointer, Wesley, but I still can't achieve what I had hoped.
I'ver tried deleting the 'Owner' folders, but without success andI can't
delete the files within them. I can't rename them, either. So at the moment
I seem to be stuck with some very large files and no means for getting rid of
them.

MF

"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

> Default Local Disk Folders
>
> Folder Name: Documents and Settings
> Contents: Account information for each user who is granted access on the
> computer. Each user account is represented by a subfolder assigned the user
> name. Folders under each user account folder include My Documents, Desktop,
> and Start Menu.
>
> These include:
>
> Administrator
> All Users
> Default User
> LocalService
> NetworkService
> You
>
> Some of the above are Hidden folders.
> These are System folders and shouldn't be deleted.
> ===
>
> [[SYMPTOMS
> The Owner account may not be removed correctly when you run Setup on
> computers that are running Windows XP Home Edition. The Owner account is
> displayed as "Account Unknown" when you view profiles on the computer. Also,
> the Owner folder is not removed because the profile is not removed. Note
> that other problems occur if an Owner account is used or created during the
> remainder of setup or Out of Box Experience (OOBE).]]
>
> [[This problem does not occur on Microsoft Windows XP Professional-based
> computers because the Administrator account is used during Setup.]]
>
> The Owner Account Is Displayed As "Account Unknown"
> in Profiles on Windows XP Home Edition-Based Computers
> http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;312131
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
> Wes
>
> In news:F34FE0C3-5E90-4CF1-9A91-1C1210277333@microsoft.com,
> emmeff <emmeff@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> > I use XP Pro, upgraded from XP Home 18 months ago.
> >
> > In tidying my system after installing a new HDD last week, I’ve
> > found a
> > bunch of folders under ‘Documents and Settings’ that I have no
> > use for. A couple hold data (4Gb -- lots of video) that I don’t
> > need, so I’m hoping for some advice on which of them I can delete.
> >
> > Do I need to keep ‘Owner’ and any .OWNER extensions? I assume
> > these relate to the default profiles set up on the original
> > installation under Home, but I’ve since moved my files to a named
> > account.
> >
> > I realise I need to keep all the hidden folders and those with
> > extensions -- .NT AUTHORITY, .WINDOWS, .MAIN (the name given to my
> > PC).
> >
> > Do I need to keep ‘Administrator’? Other accounts on the system
> > have admin privileges.
> >
> > Thanks.
>
>