[RESOLVED] Cannot delete files

[judge john]

Hi,

i have a few files on my PC which i cannot get rid off for one reason or another.

The first problem is a .mkv file that i can't delete because its 'currently in use', even if i boot into safe mode. Is there anyway to forcibly remove it?

And secondly i have a few 0kb .mp4 files that have very long names and so it won't delete them as 'the names are too long for the destination folder'. But when i right click on them i only have the options to 'play' or 'open with' so i can't rename them! Any thoughts?

Thanks for the help,

John

[Train]

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You cannot delete a file or folder

Or here is a nice utility that can delete files that defy all other attempts:

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[judge john]

thanks very much. Move on boot did the job

[Train]

Thanks for letting us know what worked!