• We’re currently investigating an issue related to the forum theme and styling that is impacting page layout and visual formatting. The problem has been identified, and we are actively working on a resolution. There is no impact to user data or functionality, this is strictly a front-end display issue. We’ll post an update once the fix has been deployed. Thanks for your patience while we get this sorted.

Unable to delete without unlocking

D

deepakvrao

Senior member
I have been having a strange problem that when I want to delete/copy/cut and paste some files I get a message saying that it is in use by some other program. This even when I check with task manager and I find that it is not in use.

So I downloaded a program that is called unlocker and it unlocks all the 'locking handles' and I find that the file is often locked by explorer. So I unlock and then delete but this is a nuisance - any suggestion? I have checked for both spyware as well as viruses.

Everytime unlocker says that the file has been locked by windows explorer

Thanks
 
SpyBot Search & Destroy has a similar feature, for deleting files. If you want to delete files, you can drag and drop into its secure shredder.
Not sure if that helps or not, but it works for me when a file is "in use".
 
But all this is a nuisance. I never had this a few days ago. I dont want to have to jump thru rings to just delete a file
 
Yes. Mostly JPEGS, RAW etc. Bur its not occassional. It happens all the time and I have to use unlocker before deleting.
 
This sounds similar to the AVI "preview" issue that plagues/plagued Windows Explorer, so you may want to look into that issue.

Otherwise, run chkdsk to make sure your hard drive isn't having issues.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Back
Top