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How To Delete, Move, or Rename Locked Files in Windows
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14th November 2012, 07:40
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| [M] Reviewer  Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania
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 |  How To Delete, Move, or Rename Locked Files in Windows Windows won’t allow you to modify files that open programs have locked. if you try to delete a file and see a message that it’s open in a program, you’ll have to unlock the file (or close the program). In some cases, it may not be clear which program has locked a file – or a background process may have locked a file and not terminated correctly. You must unlock the stubborn file or folder to modify it. Note: Unlocking certain files and deleting them may cause problems with open programs. Don’t unlock and delete files that should remain locked, including Windows system files. http://www.howtogeek.com/128680/how-...es-in-windows/ |
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