File Cannot be Deleted! What to do if a file cannot be deleted?

Sometimes when you try to delete a file a dialog box pops up, saying : “Cannot delete such and such file: It is being used by another program”

It says: "File cannot be deleted"

So what causes such an error?

This may be because the file or program that you want to delete is open and you are using it,  or it may be a system file,  or it may be a virus that is executing on its own without your knowledge, or simply it may be windows error(this may happen to some video/audio files).

If you want to delete such a file, please follow these  steps:

• If the file is open, then simply close it and then try to delete it.
• If this does not work, then open notepad
• Go to file menu, then choose open
• Ensure that the file type is set to “All files”
• Then DO NOT CHOOSE OPEN, instead RIGHT CLICK on the file
• Then choose delete from the drop down menu
• Go to the RECYCLE BIN and empty it.

And thats it.

This worked for me, so if it works for you also, then it is done. If this does not delete the file, then contact me!

Watch Free Computer Science Video Lectures

Ever wanted to learn computer science? you are at the right place!

Well, the internet is a place full of information(they usually say everything is available in the internet -the way to find/reach may be another case) and you could use it as a tool to enhance your learning!

Recently i was googling computer science videos, and as i was expecting i got a lot of different sites as well as links to different contents of computer videos.
Without commenting much about it, the list is given below.
Note: The order i have listed the sites has got no significance.

Here is the list:

• www.freescienceonline.blogspot.com
• www.freevideolectures.com
• www.learnerstv.com
• www.nptel.iitm.ac.in

These were some of the websites i came across for computer science video lectures. They also contain some other subjects.

I will add new ones as soon as i come across.
If you got any of these interesting, please do let me know through the comments. Enjoy studying!