Delete UnDeletable File in Windows XP,7, 8

Many times you are unable to delete a file from your pc in windows xp or other windows. That file is undelete able file. Whenever you try to delete that an error comes for deleting such a file. So here is solution for that you can delete that file easily with the below simple steps.

STEPS To Delete Undeletable File:

1. Open “Command Prompt” window and leave it open (hey don’t minimize it).

Close all open programs.

Click “Start” and go to “Run” and enter “TASKMGR.EXE” (without Quote) or you simple press your Alt + Ctrl + Delete key simultaneously for your task manager to come out.

Go to the “Processes” tab, search for “Explorer.exe” and end its Process

Hey still leave the Task Manager open.

Go back to the Command Prompt window and change to the directory the AVI (or other undeletable file) is located in.

At the command prompt type DEL where the files you wish to delete is.

Go back to “Task Manager” and click on “File”, in the “New Task (Run…)” enter EXPLORER.EXE to restart the GUI shell.

Close Task Manager. That’s how to delete a stubborn or an undeletable file from your computer…

YOU CAN ALSO TRY THIS:

Open Notepad.exe and Click File>>> Save As

Locate the folder where your undeletable file is and choose “All files” from the file type box

Click once on the file u want to delete so its name appears in the “filename” box

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)

Click on save,

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

HERE IS ANOTHER EASY WAY OF DELETING AN UNDELETABLE FILE FROM YOUR PC

1. Click Start > Run >> Type “Command” (without Quote)

2. To move into a directory type: cd c:\songs (in case of me)

3. If you cannot access the folder because it has spaces for example Program Files or internet explorer folder, you have to do the following. Instead of typing in the full folder name only take the first 6 letters then put a ~ and then 1 without spaces. Example: cd c:\progra~1\intern~1

4. Once you’re in the folder were the undeletable file is, type in dir – a list will come up with everything inside the folder.

5. Now to delete the file type in del FILE NAME.bmp, txt, jpg, avi, etc… And if the file name has spaces you would use the special 1st 6 letters followed by a ~ and a 1 rule. Example: if your file name was rough file.bmp you would type once in the specific folder through command, del roughf~1.bmp and your file should be gone. Make sure to type in the correct extension for it to work.