How to Delete Undeletable Files & Folders in Windows 10/8/7 

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When I go to CPU and search the file name it doesn't show any files running . What do I do now?

I have done this in comand promt for years and just found out you can just 1. click the file once to select it 2. hold down shift 3. press del . this is a Force deletion like in cmd !

thanks for helping people who are stuck and depressed with these kind of things. i appreciate it.

I didn’t even need to do anything, I just started watching the video, and the “undeletable” file disappeared somewhere?

i tried this but it didnt work. i used the Command Prompt as shown in the video and i did every step till 1:47 in the vid. but it didnt get deleted. the Administrator says "the System cant find the file" and if i use the other name it says "directory name is invalid". what should i do now??? EDIT: i finally did it!!! and i didnt even understand that kind of things. the solution for me was really easy and dumb! since i am on a german language PC (i am from Europe). i had to use "Desktop>DEL /F virus.exe" instead of ">rmdir /q /s virus.exe". now i am really glad that i got rid of that annoying file! ^^

By using cmd At last the output is " The system cannot find the path specified " And unable to delete folder 😢

what if the location I want to delete is in my disk D where my important files located Can I delete that? what is the assurance that my files will not be part of the deleted items.

I couldnt remove it. Even with Admin prompt. It even said that its open in another process (which it isnt) (I checked)

I got a message that says... operable program is not recognized as an internal or external command... please help

im still cannot delete the file. it said file open in another program :(

my taskbar does not work I have tried restarting my computer so those do not work but the change your permissions says access denied when I try it, please help.

one of my file it say "The directory name is invalid." it just annoying it takes a lot of my disk usage and drops my fps sometimes

For those to whom this trick won’t work Try this - Simply shut down the pc and ‘After Some Time’ when you will start it You will be able to delete the folder (Also check if any update is due on your pc , first update your pc then try this)

I tried many times to delete some files from my pc but failed to do this. Thankyou for this solution, It worked for me.

This video was the only one that helped me. I watched 2 hours of videos and nothing was working...

It says it is being used by another process

Thankyou it worked perfectly. Saw many other youtube videos and that didnt work but this video worked . Thankyou

Access is denied the process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process 😢😢 help me pls 😭😭

Bye using cmd At the end....... Show that... " The system cannot find the file specified "

it works fine, the folder is gone.... that folder was slowing down my entire god damn computer many many thanks, and helo to all from macedonia

in my case it is written The directory name is invalid.

Hello Dear, please help me "how to delete undeletable files and folder in C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Temp"

These tips and tricks were really helpful in decluttering my PC. Thanks for sharing!

Is it possible to undo the process?

I installed Forza 5 on the system two nights ago Then the setup file was left on my system The size of the file was 127 GB I tried to delete it, no matter what I did, it didn't work I spent almost 4-5 hours trying to find a solution to delete it I tried almost 10 methods I restarted the system with an unpleasant feeling I went to try again And the file was deleted. Your video saved me from being completely hurt. Thank you❤️

I tried but i still can't uninstall audacity

Faced this issue many times in the past. Will use this tip. Thanks

The command prompt one helped! Thank you!

Howdy. Nice. I would like to mention two more things to try. Boot into Linux from a flash drive or a bootable DVD. I use Ubuntu from a flash stick. Booting into another OS breaks the link to system services that prevents deleting. Run chkdsk on the drive where the file or folder is. Chkdsk fixes error in the journal and the file or folder becomes deletable. This worked on two instances for me. Regards.

it says access denied....why?

Now I don't have to worry about these annoying files

the file name doesnt pop up in the cmd one

Thank u it workedddddddd finally after watching 50 videos ctfu the first one worked for me

THIS WORKS! BUT I WONDER WHAT HAPPENED TO THE DELETED FILE. IT IS NOT IN THE RECYCLE BIN?

None of these worked.

still, does not work 😑

I tried everything and nothing worked

still access is denied

Thank You...The first one really works

this video you had show it was not worked in win 11

nothing works-

my all data lost because of u what can i do how irestore my data

Thank you, I tried the 1st one and it worked

Not Working.

My antivirus are not deleted

Access denied bta rha h

My pc does not start after doing this 😢

VERY HELPFUL

Access is denied

Thank u that cmd command worked for me A unknown acc on LinkedIn downloaded something in my laptop and now a folder is saved permanently in it and i cant delete it But now its gone Thank u

ma,am Access denied show kar raha hai

Access is denied show 😢

THANK YOU SO MUCH SIS, NICE INFO

Not working

thank you so much it really worked in the first solution itself the second is very rare but anyway it really helped me thank you so much

awesome.. i deleted my bad pdf file.. thank you mam

So if its not working sometimes it with have a different name so type this rmdir /q /s Virus.exe~1 Or this rmdir /q /s [your folder name]~1.DRI It will show what the name is on dir /x where you copy it it would be beside [your folder name] and it will have ~1 or ~1 . What ever is there

it not work 😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥

Not resolved

Good video very informational but cant help me sort out my stuff cant be deleted 😢😢😢

Thank your! 1st method worked for me!

Thanks for sharing these tips and tricks.

Very Nice Explanation,Sir.Needs More..

thank you❤ the first method worked

THANK YOUU, youre a live savior :"D But, iirc, in 01:45 the 'real' file name is on the left (its shown on my cmd), I used that instead of the file name Still, thanks a lot ❤

maaa kasm the second method worked 😩 lee didi chummi thankyou

Thanks Sister Love From Bangladesh

OMG! It worked! Thank you! I tried the second one.

You lie

No file location;/

can you make it shorter and go straight to the point because most of the people who get to these tutorials are already frustrated of spending more than and hr or more than a day trying to delete a file and then you give that kind of long intro to get to the point we already know, and on top of the cake you missed steps, and/or leave your written commands there for 2 secs or so like if we were the flash, missing spaces is a big deal or not? Don't matter because either way it did not work in the least. A suggestion, next time you do a tutorial please make it for "dummies" (dummy proof - Don't skip steps, mention any spaces you leave between commands, and leave written commands for more than 2 secs because the video quality is the worst) Thanks but conclusion - IT DID NOT FKG WORKED GRRRR...

It's really helpful 👍👍 thanks

Thank you for this video I Think it's help vol for me

thanks, finally Last by last method I Deleted...

NOPE STILL CANT DELETE THE MKV FILE :(

OMG THANKS SO MUCH I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR THIS VIDEO

thank you its working 100%

Thanks a lot Tweak Library

Thanks ❤ cmd worked for me ❤❤❤❤

access denied

It's working 👍

Too blurry, too fast

Thanks for sharing these Trick..

thank you, it was helpfull

thanks mam for this informaton 😍😍😍😍

Thank's maam

Thank you so much ❤

Thank you so much.

why! why was it made this way..

It worked thanks

thanks for the help

thanks it worked

Its work thankyou 🎉

No use

Thank you!!!

Its worked thank you❤

thanks a lot. prob solved

thank you so much

thank you ma'am