I've got a file I am unable to delete using the usual method in Windows Explorer, it just hangs and locks out Explorer. Any other way I can get rid of it.
Unable to delete a file
- Thread starter Lord Snooty
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Chunky
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Any error messages?
Try booting windows to safe mode (hit F8 during boot and choose safe mode) and then try deletion, it might be a dodgy file which is using resources and thereby preventing deletion and protecting itself .
If that does not work, then suggestion below will :
Boot with DOS prompt and use DOS commands would undoubtedly do it, but I am now very rusty with DOS. You need to find the file first, that is fun with DOS.
If that does not work, then suggestion below will :
Boot with DOS prompt and use DOS commands would undoubtedly do it, but I am now very rusty with DOS. You need to find the file first, that is fun with DOS.
Try booting windows to safe mode (hit F8 during boot and choose safe mode) and then try deletion, it might be a dodgy file which is using resources and thereby preventing deletion and protecting itself .
If that does not work, then suggestion below will :
Boot with DOS prompt and use DOS commands would undoubtedly do it, but I am now very rusty with DOS. You need to find the file first, that is fun with DOS.
You could try hitting "Ctrl/Alt Del" then click "Processes" and see if
you see anything running that might be related to the file or click on the
"CPU" to bring whatever is using up your processor the most, highlight
that, then click "End Process".
Just a thought.
Daithi.
Chunky
Guest
This should do the job. Just make sure you really want the file deleted...
1) Close all programs.
2) Open a Command Prompt window.
3) Close Explorer.exe from the Processes tab in Task Manager and leave Task Manager open.
4) Navigate to the folder with the undeletable file in the command prompt window with the cd command.
5) Delete the file with del filename.ext
6) Restart Explorer.exe by clicking New Task in the Applications tab in Task Manager and typing explorer.exe.
1) Close all programs.
2) Open a Command Prompt window.
3) Close Explorer.exe from the Processes tab in Task Manager and leave Task Manager open.
4) Navigate to the folder with the undeletable file in the command prompt window with the cd command.
5) Delete the file with del filename.ext
6) Restart Explorer.exe by clicking New Task in the Applications tab in Task Manager and typing explorer.exe.
Job Done
Thanks guys, I followed Chunky's advice first and that did the trick.
Thanks guys, I followed Chunky's advice first and that did the trick.
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