i need help to delete the additional root folders i created

Question

Hello. so i made the big mistakes of creating root folders and files and i need help to delete them so basically i was trying to code a node and java file and i didnt thought of what permissions im giving to the VS code and about 1 or 2 hours later i realised everything im trying to do in my D drive needs adminstrator permission i didnt mind atm but after a while when i wanted to code again every little change required adminstrator and it got on my nerves so i did some research and realised im destroyed i just want my D drive to go back to normal , i dont know how i should locate the Root drives and create subfolders or stuff im a complete newbie

Answer 1

Hello,

We can use PowerShell to find the root drive and create subfolders. The following is an example:

1. Find the root drive:

$rootDrive = Get-PSDrive -PSProvider FileSystem | Where-Object { $_.Root -eq "D:" }

1. Create a subfolder:

$folderPath = "$($rootDrive.Root)NewFolder"

New-Item -Path $folderPath -ItemType Directory

This script first finds the root drive (D:) and then creates a subfolder called "NewFolder" under the root drive.

Reference: Working with files and folders - PowerShell | Microsoft Learn

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Answer 2

It is not clear from your description what your problem is. Use the Snipping tool (Win+Shift+s) and share some screen shots to show us what you did and what you need fixed.

Like this... here I have test VM that has an E drive where I created a Data folder.

On the drive permissions, I granted Everyone full control because I have no specific security requirements, and if I had only granted Administrators access then I would need to deal with UAC elevation.

If you created a bunch of folders like this...

You can delete them like this... you might want to add the -WhatIf switch to the remove-item to verify what folders would be deleted. I've had to restore servers because I had one guy who didn't understand the concept of current drive and current directory and he managed to delete almost all files in System32.

Get-ChildItem folder* | remove-item -recurse

If you are a "complete newbie", then I would suggest that you take some courses (online or at a school) on Windows basics before you try to start writing code.