Many of the windows users may have encountered this problem. Sometimes we cannot delete a file and is suspicious of being a virus or it consumes a lots of disc space. There is a small software available for this. The software deletes the file on the next boot. But before using this software check with the following ways.
The simplest reason for this is that the file is open. Close the program using the file and then try deleting. Sometimes, though you’ve shut down the application running the file, the program may still be lurking in the background. Press [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Del] to bring up the task manager and locate and end the application.
Another way is rename the file extension and then delete. To do this first you need to view the file extension.
To do this, go to “Tools >> Folder Options” in any Explorer window.
In the “Folder Options” window, select the “View” tab
Uncheck the box labeled “Hide extensions for known file types” and click “OK”.
Now that you can view the extensions, change the extension of the file you want to delete and then try deleting.
Another easy way is restart your PC in safe mode. Locate the file and then delete it.
If all the above efforts doesnt work you can use this software. Simply drag-drop the file into the window of this software, it will be deleted on the next boot. Click to download the software (1.95 MB)
