- Cannot delete YourFielNamefile: Access is denied.
- There has been a sharing violation.
- The source or destination file may be in use.
- The file is in use by another program or user.
- Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not currently in use.
This page will provide you to solve this type of problem.
Step # 1.
- Click Start -> Search -> All Files and Folders
- Type the name of the undeletable file in the search box shown and lastly click Search.
- When you find the file or program, right click on that and go to Properties and make a note of the file location & close search window. It may be similar to : c:\windows\system32\Name-of-undeleted-File.exe
Step # 2.
- Click on Start -> Run -> type CMD -> Press Enter to open a Command Prompt window.
- Don't close Command Prompt window, but proceed to close all other open programs.
Step # 3.
- Click on Start -> Run -> type TASKMGR.EXE -> press Enter to start Task Manager -> Click on the Processes tab,
- Click on the process named Explorer.exe and click End Process.
- Minimize Task Manager but leave it open
Step # 4.
- Go back to Command Prompt window (step 2) and change to the directory where the file is located by using CD command. [ Example: to change to the Windows\System directory, write cd \windows\system32 and hit Enter]
- Type DEL undeleted-filename Example: del undeleted-filename.exe. [undeleted-filename means the file or program you want to delete.]
Step # 5.
- Press ALT+TAB to go back to Task Manager
- In Task Manager, click File -> New Task -> Enter EXPLORER.EXE to restart the Windows shell.
- Now, close the Task Manager
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