Windows 7 - you need to confirm this operation

garbanzo · 02-04-2009

can someone shed some light on this peculiar situation? i'm trying to delete a folder, but windows has decided to be obstinate and is preventing me from doing so

Airbot · 02-04-2009

Is it still in use? Make sure everything that has to do with foobar is closed/stopped.

garbanzo · 02-04-2009

foobar isn't running.

i tried unpacking the foobar installer to this folder. now it's empty but for one file - a zero-byte empty file with a blank name and no extension.

i tried killbox with no luck...

~edit~

just tried mst IsUsedBy. the file is not in use by any processes

Airbot · 02-04-2009

Have you rebooted? What about Unlocker?
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garbanzo · 02-04-2009

unlocker doesn't help either. and yes i've rebooted. this folder has persisted for about a week

maybe i'll just pretend it's not there until the next time i format this partition...

Airbot · 02-04-2009

Why don't you reinstall foobar and uninstall it with something like Revo Uninstaller on the advanced tab, see if it takes it away.

Dwarf · 02-04-2009

Hi garbanzo,

Have you tried Take Ownership Shortcut on this folder?

garbanzo · 02-04-2009

Airbot - Revo won't do anything unfortunately. like i said, i just unpacked the foobar installer to this folder (using Universal Extractor). then i deleted everything, and only that empty file is left. i do have foobar elsewhere on my system, but it's the 'portable' install, so there is no uninstaller.

Dwarf - just tried it, no luck.

NosferatuX · 02-04-2009

Encountered this issue several times. If after a few reboots wont solve to delete it, I rename the folder on a fresh reboot then delete

xeleion · 02-18-2009

I encountered as well when trying to edit the ID3 info for a .mp3. Any solution?

Windows 7 - you need to confirm this operation

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