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Discussion in 'Technology' started by TheBigEasy, Mar 15, 2010.

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  1. TheBigEasy

    TheBigEasy F1 World Champ
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    #1 TheBigEasy, Mar 15, 2010
    I have a file on my desktop that won't delete. It was a .doc file I tried to download/export from Google Docs.

    In the properties it just says "File, 0 Bytes".

    When I try to delete it, it says "The specified file cannot be found".

    I have tried "cutting" it and clicking "refresh" on the desktop (which has worked when this has happened before) but no luck.

    Any ideas??? BTW, I get my new 27" iMac in 2 weeks... so hopefully this is my last Windows head shaker.
     
  2. the_stig

    the_stig F1 Rookie

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    #2 the_stig, Mar 15, 2010
    There are a bunch of "file killers" out there. Since I don't know your abilities and since I don't have any links handy I'll suggest this one:
    Get a copy of Malwarebytes Antimalware from malwarebytes.org
    When you install it there will be a tab for "more tools". Click on that tab and then down at the bottom you will see a section for FileAssassin and a button "run tool". Try that.
     
  3. Ricambi America

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    #3 Ricambi America, Mar 15, 2010
    Have you done a proper shutdown and restart? Try a disk defrag, then delete it.
     
  4. Schimpf

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    #4 Schimpf, Mar 17, 2010
    Google for "delete locked file" and try a tool out.
     

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