Deleting a file

CrazyJoeCrazyJoe Winter Springs, FL Icrontian
edited April 2004 in Science & Tech
There's a file on my computer that I want to delete but it always say it's in use by another program and I can't delete it. Is there any way to force it to be deleted?

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  • tophericetopherice Oak Ridge, TN
    edited April 2004
    What's the filename and location? Kind of impossible to answer your question without knowing what you're trying to delete.
  • CrazyJoeCrazyJoe Winter Springs, FL Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    Sorry, it's just a failed download of a movie, it's in My Documents folder...
  • ShortyShorty Manchester, UK Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    I've had that occasionely...

    What normally works for me is to boot into safe mode and delete it from there. If that fails..

    Boot into safe mode with command line.. and CD to the directory where the file is and del file.blah

    :)
  • tophericetopherice Oak Ridge, TN
    edited April 2004
    Do what Dan said.
  • NecropolisNecropolis Hawarden, Wales Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    And after a quick search http://www.short-media.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8521

    I knew I had seen this before.
  • CrazyJoeCrazyJoe Winter Springs, FL Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    Thanks guys, Safe Mode with command prompt did it. I had tried command prompt and safe mode but not safe mode with command prompt. Thanks for the quick help guys... :thumbsup:
  • ShortyShorty Manchester, UK Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    CrazyJoe0813 wrote:
    Thanks guys, Safe Mode with command prompt did it. I had tried command prompt and safe mode but not safe mode with command prompt. Thanks for the quick help guys... :thumbsup:
    Ding ding.. another satisfied customer. Thank you very much, we are open 24/7 and don't forget to tip the waitress (Mr Kwitko in a skirt :eek3: )
  • CycloniteCyclonite Tampa, Florida Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    Dan wrote:
    (Mr Kwitko in a skirt :eek3: )

    /me runs away! :eek2:
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