file trouble

[cracked]

i got a bunch of files and folders in different places on my hdd and for whatever reason they refuse to be deleted. they all say "blah is being used by another person or program". ive tried using cmd prompt to delete them but it doesnt help. is there a program out there that can wipe these files from my hdd without deleting other stuff, in other words without formatting? thanks guys!

drew

[Droppyale]

what folders and files are you trying to delete?

program folders?

what are they called?

boot into safe mode and try to delete them?

or restart and try to delete them, or load up the command prompt (not in windows) and delete them

[Detritus]

Try this:

-Make a back-up empty folder and move everything you want to keep into that folder.

-Move the old folder with the offending files into the root directory of a drive.

-Delete the folder with the offending files

-Rename the back-up folder so it is no longer a back up

If the works, the issue was that the file names on the folders were too long and it wasn't being recognized as a valid file name.

[Carl-cox-]

i had this what i done

boot into safe mod

run cmd

press alt- ctrl - del

close explorer.exe

alt and tab to cmd

delete files (mine deleted ok, but only when explorer.exe was closed)

go back to task manager and reboot

[Droppyale]

shoudn't he try to find out why they are being used first?

maybe spyware... may program folder file.... or what?



better safe than sorry.

[Detritus]

When I had this issues, the files weren't actually being used, and I got the same error when I tried to delete them. It was just a Windows fluke.

[cracked]

ive ran adaware and tried rebooting and still nothing. im gonna try the safemode + closing explorer thing and see if that works.

drew

EDIT: sucess!! thanks guys!