Sometimes, Windows prevents you from deleting files or folders due to various reasons such as system restrictions, file usage by other applications, or permission issues. Here are several methods to ...

There are various ways by which you can delete Files and Folders, permanently or temporarily, in Windows 11/10: When you right-click on any file or folder that you want to carry out a Cut, Copy, Paste ...

Many people don’t bother to delete old files on their PC and so they keep accumulating, only to give you a headache afterwards in terms of storage problems. It’s always good practice to delete old ...

Illustration by Ross MacDonald Has Windows ever prevented you from deleting a file? This is one of those mysteries that can make you throw up your hands and cry, “Really, Windows? Really?” After all, ...

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. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Open Windows PowerShell Identify the folder Use Remove-item command. Here is the tutorial in detail form. You have to include the file extension in the command. Otherwise, it won’t recognize your ...

Jugalkumar Kshirsagar asked how to delete a file that Windows insists is open. For reasons that should be obvious, Windows can’t delete a file—or move one—if it’s in use by a program. The obvious ...