Windows 7 Unable to rename or delete files with extension mkv

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Mitchell_A

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• Apr 17, 2011

• #2

Hello and welcome to Windows 7 Forums

You should try "taking ownership" of the files. You can do this via Command prompt, check out the first post here:

How to take ownership of file in Windows vista using cmd/command prompt? - TIPS 'n' TRICKS

This sounds like a permissions problem.

 

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MikeHawthorne

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• Apr 17, 2011

• #3

Hi

I've found this to be handy in Windows 7.

Take Ownership App.

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Mike

 

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