Win8.1 rant, but I first hit this several years ago on either WinXP or Win95. I decided to organize my music directory and was plagued by "Can't rename/move this directory as it's in use by ...

If delete doesn't work, try renaming through cmd, then delete. To get Windows Explorer back you can hit ctrl+shift+esc for task manager > file > Run > type explorer > enter.

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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 ...

If you're trying to delete a Mac app but can't because it's still open, don't worry! There are a few ways to fix this issue. We'll show you five different methods that you can use to force quit an ...

After uninstalling 7-Zip if you find that 7-Zip.dll file is still present inside the 7-Zip folder, and you are unable to delete this file, do this.

Microsoft's anticipated Windows 11 24H2 update is finally here—but it comes with a mysterious file that's hard to ditch. Some Windows 11 users noticed that after updating their PCs, System ...