How do I tell what process owns a file?
The first character in a filename cannot be a period.
John
Unknown wrote:
Why do you say illegal? I have it on my system.
"John John (MVP)" wrote in message
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laredotornado wrote:
Hi,
I'm running WinXP and trying to delete a file from my system. But
when I right click and select "Delete" I get the error message:
Cannot delete .metadata\:Access is denied
Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is
not currently in use.
I have verified that the file is not write-protected and the disk is
not full. But I can't figure out what process is using the file in
question. Any ideas how to figure this out?
It's an illegal file name. At a Command Prompt try using the \\.\ name
check bypass:
DEL \\.\drive letter:\path\file name
John
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