Forcibly delete a file that is in use

You often encounter a problem where a file cannot be deleted because it is in use, usually in safe mode or with Third-party software. In fact, we can delete the files that are in use by using the disk scan that Windows brings.

Suppose we want to delete a file under D disk, click "Start"-"Run", enter "cmd" to open the Command Prompt window, enter chkdskd:/x. The system will show that the D disk has been forcibly removed and all open handles will be invalidated, indicating that all open files on D disk have been forcibly closed. After the disk scan is complete, you can delete the file you want to delete.

Note: This method does not apply to the system disk on which Windows resides and to the disk on which virtual memory resides.