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March 6th, 2004 14:00
File in use by another program...
I downloaded some fils ages ago, and, obviously, they are massive files. Only problem is, now, when I try to delete them (because I only have 2% free space on my C: drive) I get a message saying that another program is using the file and so it can't be deleted. I can't think which program is using the file- it's not my media player or share scan program. Does anyone know a way round it because I really need to free up some more space!
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lekha
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viper11885
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March 6th, 2004 16:00
Try this, sometimes it works for me. Right-click on file and check, then uncheck the box for "Read-Only". Hit OK and then try deleting the file. Sometimes it works, other times it doesn't. Worth a shot though
If that doesn't work then:
One way is to boot into Safe Mode and then delete from there.
If that doesn't work, then you can use a bootdisk to boot into dos and then use the "deltree" command to delete the files. You can get a bootdisk at www.bootdisk.com if you need one.
bacillus
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March 6th, 2004 17:00
lekha85
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March 6th, 2004 18:00
Viper, i tried the 'read-only' thing but had no luck. I don't seem to be able to start my computer in 'safe-mode'. Ive followed instructions but it doesn't seem to work. Thank you v. much for ur help tho,
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starsheep
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March 6th, 2004 20:00
I deleleted the file via DOS Mode.
But do not access the dir where the file is before.
Best is go to START menu ---> RUN and then go to the dir manually.
But sometimes even that doesn't work.
Well hope it works for you
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March 7th, 2004 08:00
lekha85
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March 7th, 2004 10:00
Thanks
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