Delete from external drive

[janey6]

I regularly back up to my external hard drive. Now I want to delete some of the older backups but when I try to delete them, I get the message that I cannot delete because Windows Explorer is open and to close it first before deleting.

How am I supposed to see the files I need to delete if I don't have Explorer open?

I never had this problem before Windows 7.

 

[WalkerA WinTeam]

Hi janey6,

I'd recommend trying some of the solutions mentioned here: Cannot delete file or folder | Windows Problem Solver

Let us know if you are successful! Good luck...

Cheers,

Walker
Windows Outreach Team

 

[richc46]

I regularly back up to my external hard drive. Now I want to delete some of the older backups but when I try to delete them, I get the message that I cannot delete because Windows Explorer is open and to close it first before deleting.

How am I supposed to see the files I need to delete if I don't have Explorer open?

I never had this problem before Windows 7.

May want to look into this and give it a try. Whenever making changes create a system restore point first.

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I have not used it but a member says that it works on Vista and therefore should work on Windows 7. In this area they are the same.