saiyanfire Posted April 2, 2004 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?
Agozer Posted April 2, 2004 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?
Gryph Posted April 2, 2004 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.
saiyanfire Posted April 2, 2004 Author 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
Agozer Posted April 2, 2004 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.
saiyanfire Posted April 2, 2004 Author Posted April 2, 2004 im stumped... maybe ill figure it out over the weekend
Agozer Posted April 2, 2004 Posted April 2, 2004 Just checking...Is the file or the directory that the file is in, read-only?
saiyanfire Posted April 2, 2004 Author Posted April 2, 2004 dumbphuck= me how did i not realize that....srry for wastin yur time
Agozer Posted April 2, 2004 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
Alpha Posted April 2, 2004 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
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