Re: can't delete file
- From: "Jim Byrd" <jrbyrd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 22:46:45 -0800
Hi jhnptbrg - From my Blog, Defending Your Machine, addy below in my
Signature:
"Sometimes the tools below will find files which they are unable to delete
because they are in use.
A program called Copylock, here, http://noeld.com/programs.asp?cat=misc can
aid in the process of "replacing, moving, renaming or deleting one or many
files which are currently in use (e.g. system files like comctl32.dll, or
virus/trojan files.)"
Another is Killbox by Option Explicit, Beta version available here:
http://www.killbox.net/downloads/beta/KillBox.exe Overview directions are
available here: http://www.killbox.net/help.html#Top Read carefully - this
tool is quite powerful.
A third which is a bit different but often very useful is Delete Invalid
File, here: http://www.purgeie.com/delinv.htm which handles invalid/UNC
file/folder name deleting, rather than the in use problem.
A fourth useful program is Unlocker, here:
..http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/ " Simply right click the folder or file
and select Unlocker. If the folder or file is locked, a window listing of
lockers will appear. Simply select the lockers and click Unlock and you are
done!" Works as advertised and is particularly helpful in identifying
malware components which are 'protecting' each other."
--
Regards, Jim Byrd, MVP, DTS, ASVOP
My Blog, Defending Your Machine,
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
In news:0C01B077-9FA6-482D-BE93-F088523AF63D@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
jhnptbrg <jhnptbrg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
|| a program I downloaded for free trial before buying created a large
|| application file (227Mb .tif file) that I can't delete - each time I
|| try, I get a message asking if I'm sure I want to move to the
|| recycle bin, and when I say yes, I get a message saying there is a
|| sharing violation message, after which my system goes into intenese
|| disk acess for several minutes
||
|| how can I delete this file
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