Remove strange files of various moves

In Windows systems, it is inevitable that you will not be able to delete files in a normal way. In particular, users who use Windows XP systems have a higher frequency of encountering such problems. In order to relieve the user's confusion, we will try to effectively remove those stubborn files through various unconventional means.





the usual way to delete stubborn documents





1. After restarting the Windows operating system, delete the files in the usual manner.


2. Delete in the DOS (or command Prompt) interface with commands such as Del, deltree.


3. Remove from Third-party tools that are not Windows Explorer, such as Total Commander, ACDSee, FlashFXP, Nero, etc. that have browse folders.


4. If you have more than two operating systems installed, you can delete other operating system files on the current system.


5. Press the F8 key at startup to select Enter Safe mode to perform the delete operation.





below, we will do a specific analysis of specific issues, to introduce for various reasons can not delete files should take the unconventional method.

Two, delete the "other programs are in use" File

Problem performance:

Windows XP system, ready to delete a large volume of AVI format file, but the system is always prompted not to perform the delete operation, and other programs in use, This is true even when you just boot into the Windows system.

Problem Resolution:

Method 1: Open Notepad, click on the menu bar "file" → "Save As", the name file and the file name you want to delete consistent (including extension), and then replace, you will find that the capacity of 0 KB. At this point, the Delete command is executed.

Method 2: Create a new folder in the same directory as the AVI file and restart it. Now, do not choose that AVI file, first select the newly created folder, and then press CTRL + that AVI file, to perform the deletion operation.

Method 3: Change the extension of the AVI file to any other invalid file type, and then perform the delete operation.

Method 4: There is a permanent way to disable the Windows XP Media preview function, click "Start" → "Run", enter: "CMD" after the return. Then, under the Command Prompt window, enter: regsvr32/u shmedia.dll
The preview of the video file will be uninstalled after the carriage return confirmation operation. In the future, when you need to restore the video File preview feature, type in the command prompt: regsvr32 shmedia.dll command.

Method 5: Starts a media player that has played the AVI file, and opens another file. After that, try deleting it again.

Method 6: You can delete it by using the WinRAR program, right-click the AVI file, select Add to compressed file in the pop-up menu, and then select the Compress Delete source file check box on the General tab of the pop-up window. When the operation is confirmed, the compression operation is performed. Finally, delete the compressed file.

Method 7: Bring up Windows Task Manager, where you choose to end the explorer process, but do not close the window at this time. At this time, there will be a situation like a panic. We switch to the Apps tab, click on the "New Task" button, enter Explorer.exe and confirm the operation. After that, the desktop is back to normal again, then delete operation can be done.

Third, the ingenious removal of the "Non-empty folder" or "Bad file"

Problem performance:

under Windows XP system (NTFS partition format), whether in the Explorer or Third-party tools can not delete the specified file, such as Total Commander Delete, the first hint folder is not empty, confirmed no response. Even with a DOS disk boot, loading the NTFS for DOS Pro writable version, also cannot be deleted, the hint is "bad filename", but you can see the folder.

Problem Resolution:

The file cannot be deleted in this case, most likely due to a long file name in NTFS format. We can reduce the length of the path by using the 8.3 format to narrow the length or change some of the directory names in the path. For example, you can temporarily change certain directories in a path to a name, or use the 8.3 format in command-line mode. For example, the "Linux Faq" directory becomes "Linuxf~1", "linuxf~1" can be entered into the directory, then you can use the del command to delete the specified file. If you need to delete a directory, use the RD command.