saiyanfire Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 is there anyway to force delete files from yur computer. i have a half finished naruto episode and it wont delete. i tried to delete the file and it said it was bein used by another process, but i ended all the processes but explorer. arrrgghh can sum 1 tell me how to fix it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agozer Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 Weird. If explorer is the only thing running, there should be any other applications that might hog it. What OS are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gryph Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 I get that sometimes when I try to delete videos. First, restart your computer and try to delete. If that doesn't work, cut and then paste the file into the recycle bin. If that doesn't work...then I don't know what to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saiyanfire Posted April 2, 2004 Author Share Posted April 2, 2004 (edited) oh yeah im on windows xpthx fer the help klaw but it didnt work Edited April 2, 2004 by saiyanfire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agozer Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 oh yeah im on windows xpthx fer the help klaw but it didnt workThen I'm stumped, because every time I faced a problem like this, I would just boot my Win98 into DOS and remove the file(s) from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saiyanfire Posted April 2, 2004 Author Share Posted April 2, 2004 im stumped... maybe ill figure it out over the weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agozer Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 Just checking...Is the file or the directory that the file is in, read-only? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saiyanfire Posted April 2, 2004 Author Share Posted April 2, 2004 dumbphuck= me how did i not realize that....srry for wastin yur time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agozer Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 (edited) dumbphuck= me how did i not realize that....srry for wastin yur timeThe most simple question usually solves the most difficult of problems. It's ok saiyanfire, at least it's solved now. Edited April 2, 2004 by Agozer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 (edited) When you mean force delete.. do you mean to just delete the file without going to the recycle bin? If so... Just highlight the file and hold SHIFT, then press DELETE. There..file deleted completely. EDIT... nvmd.. my eyes are getting lazy... If that's the case then press CTRL+ALT+DELETE.. END TASK: EXPLORER. Then click in Windows Task Manager, Click File, and type "explorer" again. It will then load your desktop back and then try deleting the file. It should now delete. Edited April 2, 2004 by GameCop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agozer Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 GC, he got it working already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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