While rare and usually because of a bug, hang, or crash, sometimes files in OS X may be stuck with an "in use" lock that will prevent them from being edited or managed by other programs. Here is how ...

Trash solution summary: Cannot delete files One problem that crops up from time to time is stubborn files that will not move to the trash, or be deleted from the trash when the command is given to do ...

I am trying to fix an HP Pavilion A610E, running WinXP SP3. The Recycle Bin icon on the desktop shows that there are files in it, and when I right-click it, it does give me the option to empty.

When the process is stuck at 99%, it usually indicates that the system has completed most of the data processing but is still in the final cleanup steps, such as updating indexes, clearing file ...

if they're movie or image files, it's probably the issue with the 'preview' thing locking up when viewing large numbers of files. basically, explorer is trying to preview the files in the left-hand ...

If you can’t delete an ISO file on your Windows computer, use the solutions provided below: Restart your computer and try again Eject or unmount the ISO file Boot in Safe Mode and delete the ISO file ...

Email Battles has a post describing a couple of programs that let you override those sometimes annoying "Cannot delete file" dialogs that pop up from time to time in our Windows lives. In response, ...