How to Solve Access Denied Deleting Files Folders

Make sure that the file is not currently in use

To delete a file or folder but having Windows prompts a popup saying the file/folder is still in use is simply annoying.

Cannot delete xxx: Access is denied. Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and the file is not currently in use.

This happens because the file may look fine to delete but it is still engaged with a particular Window application processes. Fauzi of cyperhackz cares enough to share his methods to deal with these annoying Windows issue.

Fauzi has suggested 3 methods to force delete these files; via command prompt, safe mode and Unlocker application. Command prompt is the fastest solution to delete regardlessly of Window’s Access Denied message but it just can’t do its trick on deleting folder with multiple folders. Usually when such situation occurs, we wanna get it of the file fast, therefore I think safe mode will not be my choice.

Unlocker, and a small experiment

Unlocker solves the Access Denied Deleting nicely. I did a little experiement; engaged a folder to CuteFTP’s process, and try to delete it from desktop.

Windows gives me Access Denied popup, I closed it, Unlocker then popup appears. Unlock with Unlocker, files deleted. Pretty clean.

Go to Unlocker download page

via cypherhackz

Comments

bexium January 30th, 2007

I have been looking for something like this
I have had to shell into dos to get rid of
these type of files and folders. But my fav
is still can not find file on drive and you are
looking at it. Oh my. I shall post my findings
on Unlock..

Go Bears!!!!!
CypherHackz February 14th, 2007

hey, thanks for the linkback. :)
Abhijit December 4th, 2007

Dint work !
Still cannot delete some sysyem files, i am the administrator, i have installed the OS.
jovanny January 25th, 2008

I DID TRIED UNLOCKER AND IT WONT DELETE IT!! SAYS PERFORM THIS ACTION AT NEXT REBOOT AND PUT YES AND RESTARTED MY COMPUTER AND IT DIDNT DELETE THE FILE AM I DOIN SOMETHIN WRONG PLEASE HELP ME
Rajendra Baro. May 2nd, 2008

I want to Format my Pen drive but One message is displaying Access is denied.How to solve this Problem.
black sama June 20th, 2008

I could delete some files using -UNLOCKER- but i couldn’t delete other files using the same way T-T
tampa9vd December 23rd, 2008

Before recommending or installing Unlocker 1.87, it would probably be a good idea to do further research.

http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/paytonbyrd/beware-unlocker-187-26919

http://www.threatexpert.com/report.aspx?md5=ce49d389a9b30c1a0dbfadfbc1299136

My firewall prevented the unreported (secret or hidden?) installation of ebayshortcuts, an executable file. It has been reported that the program tries to connect to http://www.adon-demand.de and download additional files.

Even using Revo Uninstaller (a freeware utility that does a good job of removing entries from the registry and deleting files and folders sometimes left behind), the program is installed in such a way that some of the files could not be deleted. In my case I got an “Access Denied” error message. It took booting into Safe Mode and using DOS commands to delete the files and directory.

Thank you, Online Armor!!!
Ziad April 22nd, 2009

Works Fine Thanx ..
surfchk September 6th, 2009

Hey guys, try this one
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810881
cape September 23rd, 2009

this shitz da one dat werks. dizzle fratz.