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 Posted: Thu, 18th Jun 2009 20:03 Post subject: Anyone know how to delete a file that refuses to be deleted? |
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Ive tried everything to delete the crap but cant get rid of it...
Even Kill Box...
Tried wipe delete but when I open file it says "cannot open file"...
Im logged in as Admin, tried to copy, move, del nothing works...
Need help please...
Thanks...
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deelix
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| Posted: Thu, 18th Jun 2009 20:11 Post subject: |
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try rightdelete, its freeware.
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| Posted: Thu, 18th Jun 2009 20:12 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Thu, 18th Jun 2009 20:16 Post subject: |
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nerrd
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| Posted: Fri, 19th Jun 2009 04:18 Post subject: |
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Second that! Unlocker is best thing for this.
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Fri, 19th Jun 2009 05:27 Post subject: |
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 No 64-bit version - because the developer doesn't have a 64-bit CPU 
I tend to use Process Explorer these days, as a replacement of Task Manager, and it has the option to search for handles (the things that make the files undeletable). 
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| Posted: Fri, 19th Jun 2009 05:41 Post subject: |
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Close the folder where the file is located. Open dos window and cd your way to the dir with file and del the sucker. Works even on 0 kb files that refuse to be deleted with KillBox. If the filename is longer than 8 characters then be sure to use the dos filename. Use 'dir /x' to find out dos name of the file.
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Fri, 19th Jun 2009 05:46 Post subject: |
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A "DOS window" will not be able to delete the file if there is an open handle. What these programs do is locate and allow for killing the handles that prevent deletion in the first place.
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| Posted: Fri, 19th Jun 2009 05:50 Post subject: |
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I have had several files which refused to be deleted with the 'file may be in use' message and del got rid of them fine. And dos don't care much about handles.
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Fri, 19th Jun 2009 05:58 Post subject: |
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But what you are running is not DOS, it's a gimped emulator which is still constrained by the OS itself and its API. Simple way to see this is ineffective is to open a new document in Word (not WordPad, Word), save it somewhere and while Word is still open with the file, try deleting it from the DOS window. You will receive an error:
"The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process."
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| Posted: Fri, 19th Jun 2009 06:08 Post subject: |
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You're right. I guess it only works on files that are not really being used by any open applications but are just 'stuck' according to windows.
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Fri, 19th Jun 2009 06:21 Post subject: |
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| swingman wrote: | | You're right. I guess it only works on files that are not really being used by any open applications but are just 'stuck' according to windows. |
I think I know why it worked for you. Sometimes Explorer tries to generate previews of stuff and handles get hung, and when you close the folder, perhaps the handles get released and you can delete from the command prompt.
This is a very annoying behavior by Windows, and MS doesn't seem to care much about it, same stuff happens in Windows 7 as it did in 2000. |
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WaldoJ
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| Posted: Fri, 19th Jun 2009 06:56 Post subject: |
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appz running in bg can't be deleted
ctrl + alt + del
close proccessessseseses and delete... fawk 
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| Posted: Fri, 19th Jun 2009 12:34 Post subject: |
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tuneup utilities / tuneup shredder
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| Posted: Fri, 19th Jun 2009 13:04 Post subject: |
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most of the time (not to say always) just killing explorer.exe process will do the job. relaunch explorer.exe and delete the file
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| Posted: Fri, 19th Jun 2009 21:20 Post subject: |
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process explorer can force close file handles even while the application using it is running (can cause a crash though)
one foolproof method is to rename the file and reboot and then delete it
if however file permissions are messed up (for example, you set file permissions to deny all), you'll need a linux boot cd/dvd like knoppix
no windows system can ever touch it
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Rinze
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| Posted: Fri, 19th Jun 2009 22:44 Post subject: |
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That's wrong, if you're administrator you can go to advanced permissions and take ownership, whatever the permissions, after that you can change permissions.
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| Posted: Sat, 20th Jun 2009 02:45 Post subject: |
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on vista/w7 perhaps, haven't tried it.. but not on xp atleast
tried that and couldn't touch it
i think securom created files like this at some point, but i never looked up on it
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Sat, 20th Jun 2009 02:51 Post subject: |
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The advanced security settings in XP are very similar to Vista's/7's.
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