wont let me delete a file : (

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  1. Posts : 1,289
       #21

    sky01110227 said:
    oh i have another idea....could i delete the desktop folder and create a new one ?? ....
    There are easier ways if other tools dont help delete files

    Open cmd and run chkdsk C: /f /x, then press Y to continue and reboot.

    chkdsk will check the MFT (Master File Table) for the files existance on disk and correct any other index errors and the reboot will help clear the NT Handle Table from system memory.

    Every application when its doing something with an object like a file/device will open a 'Handle' aka exclusive session, immediately when its finished using that object or file, it should release the Handle so other applications can do what they like with it. Sometimes these handles are not handled properly and never get released 'leaked', nothing minus a reboot can close that handle once its leaked because the application that locked the file has exited taking the Handle with it and afaik there's no application that can find a handle once its leaked.
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  2. Posts : 21
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #22

    zay said:
    You could use the take ownership take ownership , once you run this reg file, right click the file, and select the take ownership option, then try to delete the file. Worse case scenario, reboot in safe mode, or safe mode with command prompt, then navigate to the file then delete. Let me know if you need help with synthax.

    omfg i knew it ...it was something to do with permission .... after i take ownership of the file...i can then delete it ....

    thank you so much

    i love you

    and also thanks to all others who reply : ) ....


    Problem solved !!!!
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  3. Posts : 1
    Windows Ultimate x64
       #23

    Hi. I've encountered the same problem but when i run take ownership the cmd window just have a cursor that blinks. I still can't delete the file. I've tried everything here.
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  4. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Ultimate x86
       #24

    xylhynne said:
    Hi. I've encountered the same problem but when i run take ownership the cmd window just have a cursor that blinks. I still can't delete the file. I've tried everything here.

    Same problem

    please help
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  5. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Enterprise x64
       #25

    Hi...

    I am having a similar problem, it seems there is a file on my desktop that REAPPEARS every time I delete it. I can do whatever with it, open it (though it doesn't do anything) I can use properties with it, rename it, whatever... But when I delete it, like in 2-3 minutes, its AGAIN on my desktop!

    WTH I get this thing permanently out of my desktop and out of my system?!

    NOTE: The file is an .exe (application) and the application has 0 bytes but when I click on it, the following error appears:
    "not a valid Win32 application"
    (That's obvious...)

    But how do I get raid of this thing!

    Also, I'm the only one that uses my computer, no other accounts on it but MINE which is of course, the admin of the computer.
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  6. Posts : 32
    XP SP3 32bit, Vista HP 64bit, Seven Pro 64bit
       #26

    I just had a file like that, could not open it, could not delete it, could not scan it with MSE.

    What's worse it would completely jam up Explorer (not responding) and slow down my system to a crawl if I left or right-clicked on it to try to do anything with it.

    Rebooted (Win 7) in safe mode with command prompt. I navigated to that partition to that folder and was able to "del" the file.
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  7. Posts : 1
    windows 7 ultimate x32
       #27

    sky01110227 said:
    there is a .flv file on my desktop that i can't delete it...

    i downloaded a zip file contains that .flv ... so i unzip it ....and the .flv was in a folder....and which i can delete that folder along with the .flv .... but i also made a copy of the .flv file onto my desktop ......and i could not delete that .flv : (

    once i click on "delete"
    it shows "Preparing to Recycle" from Discovering items
    Time remaining: Calculating
    Items remaining : Calculating
    speed: Calculating

    Hold shift + delet
    Preparing to delete ....... the rest are the same as above


    1: everytime i rename the file , = Windows Explorer is not responding ....
    2: click on the .flv properties .... nothing happened....
    3: run the .flv ....nothing happened...
    4: try to replace with another file with a same name = doesn't work.
    5: try to delete the file with del command ....= no luck : (
    6: boot from safe mode ....still won't let me delete it
    7: it won't let me move the .flv to other folders as well ....

    please help me out
    i also had the same problem of yours... but i used unlocker and solved the problem
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  8. Posts : 2
    windows 7 pro x64
       #28

    changing file extension with 7-zip solved my problem


    The change the filename to a .txt using 7-zip was a great suggestion. It fixed my problem
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  9. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Professional 32 bits
       #29

    Assuming one can navigate in DOS, the easiest way for me was:

    1. Right click on the file and note where it is located (path)
    2. Restart Windows in safe mode with command prompt (Not just safe mode as in this case explorer still loads)
    3. Navigate to where the file is located as noted in 1
    4. del <filename> (Including extension)
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  10. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Pro 64 bit
       #30

    I wanted to offer a quicker solution to resolve this issue. As others may have stated you should kill the process that is accessing the file in question. Yes there are programs that can do this for you and eventually you will run into one file that will not work with these awesome utilities. Here is the fix when all else fails.

    1. The issue is with Explorer (No IE). Windows Indexing which doesn't seem to turn off even when you force it to is locking the file. Probably due to some corruption or something else.

    2. Open up Command Prompt and Windows Task Manager.
    - Start > cmd
    - Start > taskmgr

    3. Go to the Processes tab on Task Manager and find "explorer.exe", kill this process. Your start menu and any fold you had open will disappear along with icons...do not panic, this is a good sign.

    4. Proceed into the Command Prompt window that did not close because you had it open prior to killing explorer. Do not close Task Manager, if you do you will need to do Ctrl+Alt+Del to get it back.
    - Find the file in question within the command prompt. If it has a long complicated description use "dir *partialfilename* to locate it.
    - Once you are able to isolate that single file proceed to use "Del <filename>" to delete the file.
    - Close Command prompt.

    5. Go back to Task Manager and do the following.
    - Click on File > New Task(run)
    - Type in "explorer"
    - Close Task Manager

    6. Smile you are done!
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