Thursday, February 17, 2011

Explorer "Cannot Delete __________. Access is Denied" Error

    Often when we try to delete a file it says "Cannot Delete __________. Access is Denied". Possibly because it is in use . It could be solved using the following procedure. But if its a powerful virus it may not work.

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  1. Press "Ctrl + Alt + Del" to open task manager.
  2. Right click on the file you were trying to delete in the applications tab and select go to process.
  3. It takes you to the desired process in "Processes" tab.
  4. Right click on the process and click on "End Process Tree" & confirm(Yes).
  5. Go to the file you were going to delete and press "Shift + Del" and "Enter".

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