In this guide, we will explain the methods to prevent your files and folders from reappearing after deletion.
1. Force Delete the Folder
When facing deleting your folder, you can simply force delete them. Doing so will delete them directly from your system without sending the folders to the Recycle Bin. You can perform force deletion with the instructions given below:
2. Remove the Desktop folder from OneDrive
Windows links your Desktop folder to OneDrive by default to make sure it’s backed-up. This will mostly cause issues with your folder and prevents them from deleting from the system since OneDrive saved your data in its backup. Therefore, you must remove the Desktop folder from OneDrive with the steps listed below:
3. Allow permission for the system
When deleting certain folders on your system, you must need administrative permissions to take any further actions. Therefore, you must manually allow permission for the folder to be deleted from your system. With the instructions listed below, you can allow folders to be deleted from your system:
4. Remove the Directory from the Command Prompt
When normal methods fail to delete your directories, you can move on to another method which is the use of the Command Prompt. There are certain command lines that help delete files an d folders from your system that cannot be deleted simply with the delete option. Therefore, using them will help you resolve your file deletion issue:
5. Remove printer software configuration.
Unknowingly, when you scan different types of files using the printer control center software, you end up creating folders on your desktop via the printer software configuration. This configuration will prevent the created folders from being deleted and enables them to re-appear as they are manually deleted from your desktop. Therefore, you must check for any program and printer software on your system that have you configured a designation for files and folders. Removing them will solve the reappearing issue with your files.
6. Take Ownership of the folder
Windows does not allow certain files and folders from being deleted from your system. This happens because they are currently being used by another process and the process does not allow any changes to be made to that particular folder. Therefore, taking ownership of the folder will grant you full permission over it and you can freely modify and delete the folder as per your choice.
7. Boot into Safe Mode to delete the folder
You must resort to using Safe Mode when the folders cannot be deleted in a normal state, This is a built-in feature in Windows that allows you to boot your system with default programs and a minimal set of drivers. This feature will help you solve the reappearance of deleted folders from your system. Below is how you can boot your system on safe mode:
