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Help I can't delete a file
Hey everyone I am having a huge problem. I downloaded a file on to the "Family" Computer and it is one that you wouldn't want the wife or kids to see. I can't delete it at all. I tried everything and it does nothing. I can't rename it or delete it or move it. I don't know what to do. You all have helped so much in the past I was hoping I could call on you all in this embarassing situation.
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Use "Unlocker". Get it here>http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/ but check for viruses and trojans!Gary D
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Unlocker didn't work. It does nothing. When I right click all I can do is Play, Add to..., open with and send to... but you can't send it anywhere it doesn't goComment
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Run ur virus checker in safe mode. C if that helps.sigpicComment
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What type of file is it...... .exe or a media file.......... ? If things get real desperate for you, try a restore on your computer to a time before you downloaded your embarrassment. If That fails, I have an extra dog house I could loan you....................
Last edited by kevdriver; 25 Sep 2006, 11:02 AM.Oils well thats ends well.Comment
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Do you get this when you right click in windows?? Locate the file through my computer and then right click it. I used an Icon for an example.
Gary D
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Gary, Thanks for the heads up on Unlocker program.... very nice app to have.Oils well thats ends well.Comment
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Process Explorer will tell you what has grabbed the file. It will also enable you to kill the process and then delete the file.
Eqasiest is to boot to safe mode and delete.
And don't be a norty boy in future
RegardsLes
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another simple thing that has worked for me sometimes is to just cut and paste the sucker into the recycle bin, then empty. course these aren't truly devilish files
"One day men will look back and say I gave birth to the 20th Century". Jack The Ripper - 1888
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(An Exercise In Fatality, 1974)
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I tried all those with no luck. What is process explorer? How do I do that? I tried safe mode and it is no different. It is a movie clip.Comment
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Another viable options is do delete it in MS-DOS mode.Comment
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all I can do is play - which nothing happens or add to or send to but it won't let me send it anywhere. Delete, cu, paste, none of that comes up for this file onlyComment
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Download & install HiJackThis Then launch / Open The Misc Tools Section / Delete A File On Reboot.
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when I select it for hijack this it says the above file name is invalid?????Comment
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