T800
Joined: 15 Oct 2006
Posts: 31
Location: Croatia
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 Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:19 pm Post subject: Delete file/folder error in winXP - a workaround |
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If Windows Explorer is refusing to delete file/folder
1.Get Process Explorer
2.In the view menu check "Show lower pane" option, and find in it the stubborn file path, right-click and choose "close handle".
You can also hit F3 to search for the process that has locked the file.
I noticed that sometimes ctfmon.exe process (a part of windows) is the guilty party.
BEWARE!
Closing object's handle could crash system if some process tries to use it after it is closed, because it then points to nothing and that is bad,
so I recommend that you delete this file/folder immediately.
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