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 ...

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 so. There may be errors that accompany these ...

Can you not delete some files on your Windows PC? We often face this error while removing an unwanted program from your PC, particularly spyware. If you do, then ...

I get the following messge when trying to delete a multimedia file:<BR><BR>Cannot delete "filename": It is being used by another person or program<BR><BR>Obviously I closed any progs I could see open.

If you receive Invalid file handle error during rename, delete, copy, etc. operations in Windows 11/10/8/7, here is a simple solution that will fix your problem ...

One of the most common problems that arises when attempting to clean out your system is a file's unwillingness to be deleted. This can be caused by a number of factors, including file or folder ...

I have an MST3K movie file (avi) that I'm trying to delete, but every time it says that it's open or in use and it won't delete it. No programs I am running have it open, and this problem occurs right ...

I have a folder on a USB memory stick, which I cannot delete. When I try to remove it I get the message: ‘Cannot delete file: Cannot read from the source file or disk’. I originally downloaded some ...

Note: This is a pretty old trick. So many of you might be knowing this already. But some are still unaware of this, hence I thought of letting them know. I am very sure that many a times when you try ...