There might be a file on your system which may probably a virus that cannot be deleted in spite of using third party file shredders. After several attempts if the file has still not been deleted, you can use this tip as a last resort to permanently eliminate the file from the system. To delete an undeletable file follow the steps below :
- Click Start and type cmd in the Search box. Leave the command prompt windows as it is.
- Terminate all programs or processes
- Now, click Start and type taskmgr.exe
- From the Processes tab, select the explorer.exe process and click the End Process button. Do not shut down task manager.
- Now go back to the Command Prompt window and move to the directory where the file is located in.
- In Command Prompt, type DEL and the file name to be deleted. For example, del dark.txt
- Once done, return to the Task Manager
- From the File menu, click New Task and type explorer.exe in the text box. This is gonna restart your Windows GUI Shell
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