How do I deleted user folders from Windows 10 Pro on the C drive?

ChrisK TOPS 0 Reputation points
2023-02-03T21:50:28.15+00:00

I run a small business and we use Windows 10 Pro on all of our workstations. We have several "user folders" on the workstations that I'd like to delete because those employees are no longer with us. I go into Local Disk, Users and try to delete them but it says I need their permission. I deleted the user off of the server from the active directory, thinking it would no longer need their permission, but it still does. How do I get these user folders off of the computer so it won't take up so much room?

I posted this question in a different Microsoft community. They recommended the steps below but I am not able to delete (its greyed out). They said if it didn't work to try asking on this forum.

Kindly login to the computer with an administrator account > Go to Control Panel > System > Advanced System Settings > Under User Profile click on Settings > Select the user profile > Delete.

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  1. Dave Patrick 426.1K Reputation points MVP
    2023-02-03T22:02:58.51+00:00

    The greyed out usually means the profile registry (ntuser.dat) has not unloaded. Some options listed here.

    https://woshub.com/delete-old-user-profiles-gpo-powershell/

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  2. Dave Patrick 426.1K Reputation points MVP
    2023-02-03T22:55:36.54+00:00

    Yes, it's likely because the profile registry has not unloaded. You can try things like check if the account has associated scheduled tasks, Service startup credentials, rebooting, Safe Mode boot, clean boot, etc. in order to get it to unload.

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