How to delete undeletable files

Have you ever tried to delete a file or a folder ? Did sometimes a file refuse to delete it self or you couldn't delete it. Then we are going to show you some simple steps to delete those files or folders.

Using CMD and Task Manager

1. Open a Command Prompt window and leave it open.

2. Open TASKMANAGER

3. Go to the Processes tab and End Process on #Explorer.exe.

4. Go the the folder and hold down the shift key and right click on an empty space, now select the command window that appears.

5. At the command prompt type DEL <filename> where <filename> is the file you wish to delete.

6. Go back to Task Manager, click File, New Task and enter EXPLORER.EXE to restart the GUI shell.

7. Close Task Manager.

Using Notepad

1. Open Notepad.
  
2. Click File > Save As>

3. locate the folder where your undeletable file is.

4. Choose 'All files' from the file type box.

5. Click once on the file you want to delete so it's name appears in the 'filename' box

6. Put a " at the start and end of the filename
(the filename should have the extension of the undeletable file so it will overwrite it)

7. Click save.

It should ask you to overwrite the existing file, choose yes and you can delete it as normal.

Using Third Party Software (Unlocker v1.9.2)

Unlocker helps you with locked files that can't be deleted, moved or renamed. 

How to Use :

Right click on the locked file and select Unlocker. If the file is locked, a list of lockers appear. Click "Unlock All" and the file gets freed.

Download Unlocker v1.9.2

CLICK HERE

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