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Saturday, July 16, 2011

Fix a Cannot Delete File error

If you have ever gotten the Cannot Delete File error, then you definitely know
how frustrating it can be to get rid of the file. In this article I will walk you
through how to delete these “undeletable” files
First write down the location of the file and the file name
(for example, myfile.txt located C:\Documents and Settings\John\My Documents)
click Start -> Turn Off Computer -> click Restart -> While the Computer is
booting tap F8 until the Advanced Boot Options Menu Pops up
Choose Safe Mode with Command Prompt and log in normally to a local
administrator account. Now Using the command cd (Change directory),
change to the directory that you wrote down however make sure to put
Quotation Marks around the whole path.
For example: Cd “C:\Documents and Settings\John\My Documents”
Finally delete the file, using the del (delete) command:
For example del myfile.txt

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