Re: File problems

genedale wrote:
I might have a file I haven't touched in months and decide I no
longer need. When I try to delete it, the below response pops up on
the screen.

"Cannot remove folder (name of the folder): It is being used by
another person or program.
Close any programs that might be using the file and try again."

Similar versions of the above message pop up from time to time when I
decide to rename or move a file. And occasionally, even when I
successfully move a file, an empty folder is left behind looking
ghostly, like a folder that has been cut for cut and paste, and when
you try to delete that empty ghost folder you receive a variation of
the above error message. And then there are the folders that have
subfolders in them and that I try to move, only to find out that I
can't move all the subfolders because of a variation of the message
above. And then there are those folders I can't delete because:

"Cannot delete (file name): Access is denied.
Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file
is not currently in use."

You say you are trying to delete a file you "haven't touched in months."
And these "ghostly"-looking folders sound like hidden folders you have
chosen deliberately to unhide. If you are trying to delete system files,
Windows (rightly) won't let you do it.

Again, *be specific*. Which files are you trying to delete? And why?
What are the names of the folders you have written down?

Do you perform regular maintenance on your PC? See:
www3.telus.net/dandemar/slowcom.htm


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