Cannot delete or rename file until closing and reopening of browsers


  1. kelvinwgr
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    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits OS
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    Cannot delete or rename file until closing and reopening of browsers


    Hi Guys,

    Whenever I tried to rename a file or delete a file, I often encounter an issue (refer to attach pic) whereby an error message will appear and state that the action is unable to complete. At this point of time, I did not open any other window on my pc.

    To rectify this, I always have to closed my existing folder and re-open it again before I can execute the deleting/renaming. It's rather annoying especially when you are doing house keeping of your folders.

    Anyone encounter the same issue?
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  3. richc46
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    I think that if you use a clean bootk, you can determine the problem and then we can fix it
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