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re: Cannot delete video file from folder
Tuesday, December 27, 2005 at 9:21 am
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Posted by MJB (327 messages posted)




First thing to look for is if the file is on a playlist. Check all your playlist and delete if it is listed and then delete the file. You could also try to delete from safe mode.


Good Luck,
---MJB---


On Tuesday, December 27, 2005 at 8:43 am, Jeff wrote:
>I was dumb and downloaded the movie Bewitched from Limewire the other night and found
>this to be a big mistake. If I try to play the file or try to delete the file, my
>computer usage goes from the normal 6-10% all the way up to 90-100%. Trying to delete
>the file it says the the file cannot be deleted because it is being used by another
>person or application. I have searched, but have no idea what application this could
>be. My Task Manager will show NO applications running, yet I am still unable to delete
>this file due to the fact that it is in use. I did a system restore to a date previous
>to the download, but the file is still there. If anyone has an idea on how I can
>get this junk file off my system that would be great. Thank you. Jeff



Written in response to:
Cannot delete video file from folder (Jeff: Tuesday, December 27, 2005 at 8:43 am)

Responses to this message:
*re: Cannot delete video file from folder (Jeff: Tuesday, December 27, 2005 at 3:01 pm)

All messages in this thread [show all]
-Cannot delete video file from folder (Jeff: Tue, Dec 27, 2005, 8:43 am)
-re: Cannot delete video file from folder (MJB: Tue, Dec 27, 2005, 9:21 am)
-re: Cannot delete video file from folder (Jeff: Tue, Dec 27, 2005, 3:01 pm)
*re: Cannot delete video file from folder (MJB: Tue, Dec 27, 2005, 3:44 pm)
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