Force Delete Locked Or Undeletable Files And Folder In Windows 7
Cannot delete file? How to delete undeletable files and folders in Windows XP, Vista and 7? To be honest, I can live with a undeletable file or folder in my computer, however, if the file or folder is located on my desktop, then it is totally unacceptable.

If you’re getting the following messages, you’ll need a special tool to unlock and delete the specific files and folders.
- Cannot delete file: Access is denied
- There has been a sharing violation
- The source or destination file may be in use
- The file is in use by another program or user
- Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not currently in use
Here is a almost complete list of freeware to force delete locked files and folders.
| Application | Close handle |
Kill process |
Unload DLL |
Delete index.dat |
Delete Rename Move |
Invalid Names |
Context Menu |
| Unlocker 1.8.7 by Cedrick Collomb |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| Process Explorer by Sysinternals |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| ForceDel by Zoltan Csizmadia |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| WhoLockMe by Dr-Hoiby |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| FreeFile by Skrubbeltrang |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| UnLock IT by EMCO |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| APM by DiamondCS |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| DelinvFile by James A. Lawler |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| Pocket KillBox by Option^Explicit |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| Copylock by Noel Danjou |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| GiPo@MoveOnBoot by Gibin Software House |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| DelLater by DiamondCS |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| Delete Doctor by Kevin Solway |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| BusyDelete by Freezerware |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| Boot Deleter by TNT-BootBlock |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
How to Delete Undeletable Files and Folders In Windows XP and Vista
How to delete undeletable files in Windows XP? How to delete an undeletable folder in Windows XP and Vista?
Due to a hardware failure or a sudden cut in power supply, you may find certain files are not deletable. Windows will display a warning message such as “Cannot delete file: Access is denied”. These redundant files cannot me moves, renamed or delete. Not only it is annoying, it is a waste of disk space if these files are large.

Try UnlockMe, it is a free software with the ability to delete any files that cannot be deleted by Windows. Once installed, simply right click on the file and select ‘Unlock Me’, this enable Windows to remove the un-deletable files from your computer on your next attempt. Download UnlockMe Now, it is free!
UnlockMe enables you to delete, move or rename files or folders that are temporarily locked by other processes. UnlockMe was designed to be a useful Windows Explorer extension allowing users with a simple right click on a file or folder to easily get rid of error messages and end the process locking the item. If you ever tried to work with a file and get one of these annoying messages.
Related Articles:
Similar posts you may be interested in based on past browsing


