Jul 15, 2016 · 190 Sometimes when I'm working in Windows I'll get this prompt when I try to delete a directory: Folder In Use The action can't be completed because the folder is open in another program …

Use del on the files inside, then rmdir to remove the folder. To use the rmdir method to remove all the files as well, use the /S switch before the directory name, and /Q to suppress prompting for deleting.

Jun 21, 2018 · 72 I try to delete an empty folder, but I can't because the windows dialog says it is used at the moment. How can a empty folder be used?? How can I solve this, without having to restart the …

Apr 7, 2021 · How to Delete a Folder in Windows 10 This tutorial will show you different ways on how to delete a folder in Windows 10. Deleting a folder will also delete all contents inside the folder.

LockHunter is a foolproof file unlocker. It is a tool to delete files blocked by something you do not know. LockHunter is useful for fighting against malware, and other programs that are blocking files without …

Dec 3, 2016 · If you have subfolders involved, you can do " del /s /a:s thumbs.db " to remove all of the thumbs.db in a folder structure. Then you can remove the folders themselves.

Apr 3, 2019 · The solution I finally managed to delete the file and folders by rebooting into cmd prompt troubleshooting mode (at lock screen, hold shift, click power icon and reboot, then choose reboot to …

Feb 19, 2022 · Make sure the User Account is deleted first before trying to delete the Profile in the USERS folder. Once the Account is deleted, restart, go back and try to delete the folder.

Jan 20, 2025 · The temp folder is not always deleted, even after proper shutdowns, and the space can pile up to large proportions. You don't need to delete the folder itself though, only its content. You …

Dec 4, 2016 · Use an administrator level CMD prompt to delete them. They are flagged as system files and cannot be deleted unless you use the system attribute as part of the "del" command. I have used …