I have a file in my C:\ root directory. It is 2.5 gigabytes. I do not need this file. It will not die. Windows says something is using the file, even if I boot into bare-bones XP. Help me kill it. Please. I need that space.
Posted by B.J. (Member # 858) on :
I don't know why, but for me, using the command prompt to manually delete it sometimes works.
B.J.
Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :
Won't do it.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
What's the file called?
Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :
"Battlestar Galactica.avi"
Posted by Reverend (Member # 335) on :
I've had that before with large AVI downloads before. One way that sometimes works is cutting and pasting it into the recycle bin instead of dragging or pressing delete. I have no idea why it worked but it did...sometimes.
Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :
Nope, that didn't work either.
Posted by WizArtist (Member # 1095) on :
Have you tried to "Move" it to recycle?
Have you closed all your media players?
Another idea is to take another, smaller, AVI and save it as that file. Then see if it will delete.
Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :
WTF... that actually worked! It shouldn't've, but it did! I dragged it from root to recycle bin, and it went. It wouldn't do that last time I tried. I don't know what was different, but it's gone now. Thanks. Posted by WizArtist (Member # 1095) on :
Always glad to be of help. Which, normally, is never.
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
XP has a nasty bug that prevents you from deleting files with an .avi extension. Open Regedit, navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.avi\shellex\PropertyHandler, remove the default value (should be "{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}"), and reboot.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
Actually, I've had problems in the past deleting video files because the side-bar was trying to read them and provide a preview. I just had to wait a few minutes.
Posted by Grokca (Member # 722) on :
It was a ragtag file that refused to die.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
It was immune from deletion because it was'nt "networked".
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