How to delete a file being used by another program Here are some practical ways to dodge the pop-up and delete files that are in use by a program on your Windows PC.

If you are unable to delete a file or folder, try these free file deleter software to delete locked files & folders that won't delete on Windows PC.

Is Windows 10 not letting you delete a file? That's probably because the file is locked. Here are the steps to unlock and delete it.

Windows won't let you delete, move, or rename a file if a program is using it. Frustratingly, it also won't tell you which program is using the file so that you can solve the problem.

Deleting files in Windows 10 does not really delete the file. Security best practice requires deleted files to be completely overwritten more than once.

You can try to use Notepad++ ++ to open the file that you want to remove and bypass Windows Explorer and its indexing. Open Notepad and go to the File > Open. Ensure that the File Type option is set ...

Meeting DoD standards for securely deleting files in Windows 11 requires the use of a special application. Fortunately, Microsoft provides one for free in Sysinternals.

The problem with the portable version, of course, is that if you right-click a file in Windows Explorer, you won’t get an Unlocker option. You’ll have to load the program, then navigate it to ...