file deletion

  1. Windows 7 How do I delete these .file files?

    Hello guys A while back, I downloaded a few PDF files from my school's network that I had to use for an assignment. However, now I want to delete them. Deleting the .pdf files went just fine, easily done. However, there seems to be 2 .file files still in my downloads folder with the same names...
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    Windows 7 Difference Between File Repository and Actual Driver Folder?

    Hi folks, I was trying to uninstall a print driver for a network printer for one of my users (Windows 7), and I ran into that issue where it tells you that it can't remove the drivers because they are still in use (this after stopped and restarting the spooler, rebooting, etc.). So I was...
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    Windows 8 administrator privileges re: deleting a file from a hard drive

    Dear forum Please may I have some advice. I have windows 8 cp installed . I have a hard drive connected to a hard drive caddy, and am using it as an external hard drive: and it contains various audio/text/video files, and these were added to the hard drive when I was using windows xp Now...
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    Windows 7 What the heck is this, and how can I get rid of it? I've tried everything I know!

    Today I noticed a file on my hard drive named this: e1c344ce53705556d359 Here's a screenshot: Link Removed It is locked and will not allow me to delete it. It says I need "SYSTEM" permissions. Yes I am the administrator, and the only user of this computer. I haven't downloaded or installed...
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    Windows 7 Unable to delete system folders from a drive no longer being used as a system drive

    Hey folks... I recently reorganized my computer and this included a fresh install of Windows 7 on a new disk. I backed up all my data on the old disk so that I could make sure I wasn't losing any important documents or whatever. I'm now sure I've got everything off the disk that I needed and...
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    Windows 7 How to Permanently Delete Stubborn Font File from Recycle Bin

    WAS CLEANING OUT AN OLD SECONDARY HDD-DELETED A LOT----WHEN I DELETED THOSE ITEMS IN THE RECYCLE BIN IT WOULD STICK ON ONE ITEM---COURF_1.FON, A FONT FILE--IF I RUN CCLEANER IT STICKS ON THIS FILE AND WON'T CONTINUE ON TO REMOVE THE OTHER ITEMS- HAVE TRIED TO DELETE, RESTORE IT ETC.:mad: BUT TO...
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    Windows 7 Access Denied Error Message Trying to Delete Folder Even in the DOS Command Prompt!

    I had downloaded a file and when I was done with it I wanted to delete the folder, subdirectories, and files. I kept getting "Access Denied." Went into properties and under Security, the owner was not named and I could not change it by editing it. Everytime I tried to change the attrib read only...
  8. Windows 7 I think I've really screwed up my brand-new gaming rig.

    I was in the process of re-downloading Fallout3 from D2D. They are in the process of converting to GameFly and there is confusion with their downloaders. I installed both of their dlers, Comrade and the standard Downloader, but the game download stilll went directly to my Chrome browser...
  9. SMB2 directory cache is not updated correctly if a file is deleted in Windows 7 or in Windows Server

    Fixes an issue in which the SMB2 directory cache is not updated correctly if a file is deleted on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. This issue may occur if the computer is under heavy load. More...
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    Windows 7 Filw deletion issue!

    Hi, I am having an annoying problem that I would appreciate some help in resolving. I have deleted and reinstalled a game program, now, three times. Prior to the last installation I went thru and defragged and used disk cleanup. I got the same results: Instead of installing new files from the...
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    Windows 7 Changing default save locations for everything

    Good afternoon Summary: How to I change the default save location of any saved file from C drive to D drive? How to delete current user and program folders on my C drive? Info: I am trying to tidy up my computer and need some assistance with default save locations. I have 2 drives, A 60gb...
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    Windows 7 Can selected backup files be deleted?

    Trying to keep this concise... Win 7, 64-bit, SP1 Running weekly backups through the Task Scheduler; periodic checks always show task completed successfully; discovered that "completed successfully" doesn't necessarily mean "completed correctly"; checked in Control Panel >> Backup/Restore and...
  13. Files do not go into the Recycle Bin when you delete more than 1000 files at the same time in Window

    Fixes an issue in which files are deleted permanently and do not go into the Recycle Bin when you try to delete more than 1000 files in a single batch. This issue occurs in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 environments. Link Removed
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    Windows 7 Cannot delete files from old hard drive with Windows installation.

    I'm new to the forum. Saw all the great help that has been offered to people (though I haven't found a solution to my problem yet, as it seems to be VERY specific). While looking for solutions I seemed to come very close to finding someone with my exact problem, but not quite. Here goes: I...
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    Windows 7 temp folder: do not delete files when exit program

    Hi all: I have a bit of an unusual issue. I am trying to prevent Win 7 from deleting files from the temp folder (C:\Users\<NAME>\AppData\Local\Temp) when I close a program (in my case Firefox). I believe it is the OS, and not the program or my AV, which is deleting the files, though if...
  16. Windows 7 This file cannot be moved to the recycle bin?

    Hi Since I reinstalled everything I keep getting the message, "This file cannot be moved to the recycle bin", and then a window saying "Do you want to delete it", these don't have to be large files. I must got this with a 2 mb .jpg file? I checked the setting and there is plenty of space...
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    Windows 7 How to Delete Uninstalled Hidden Updates?

    Windows Updates recently automatically installed two .NET 4 updates. Almost immediately my system began misbehaving: my Firefox Booksmarks toolbar disappeared along with all the bookmarks it held, the shutdown/sleep/lock/logoff button in the start menu changed selection each time the Start menu...
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    Windows 7 explorer.exe loop issue

    I have a big issue with explorer.exe on my win7 pc. Whenever it loads the desktop, explorer.exe bugs (a window appears "windows tries to find a solution) then it restarts explore.exe but it bugs again and the same message appear again. I have to shut down the processus manually to stop this...
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    Windows 7 Deleted file not gone

    I distribute Microsoft Access developed software and the program relies on locating its backend .mdb file. I find on Windows 7 that even if I delete a file and it appears to be gone, it seems to be stored somewhere. I need to be able to get rid of the backend database file for good. Any help...
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    Windows 7 Can't create new account - User profile cannot be loaded

    I can't great new accounts or activate the guest account, but was able before. When I create a new account, Windows creates the new user login icon. When I try to login to that account I get this error: "The user profile service failed the logon. User profile cannot be loaded." then the account...