How to Delete Files That Cannot Be Deleted on Windows 10/11
Have you ever come across a file that you simply cannot delete from your laptop or computer? it can be extremely frustrating, right? i mean, who wouldn't get annoyed when you try to delete a file only to receive a warning saying "Access Denied," "File in Use," or "File Not Found," even though the file isn't being used by anything and is still right there in its original location?
Well, in this tutorial, i'll show you a simple way to delete those annoying files for good, so, how do you do it? Let's get straight into the tutorial and follow the steps below.
Tutorial:
- First, make sure you have downloaded the files [Here], click the green Free Download button, a new tab will open, so wait there for a few seconds until the files you want to download appear.
- Once the download is complete, extract the files you downloaded as usual.
- Next, install the program as you normally would.
- After that, find the program or file that you want to delete.
- Once you have found it, right-click the file you want to delete and select "IObit Unlocker".
- A User Account Control (UAC) window will appear, simply click the "Yes" button.
- Once that's done, click the downward-pointing triangle symbol that i highlighted with the green box.
- From there, select "Unlock & Delete".
- A final confirmation message will appear asking if you're sure you want to delete the file, if you're ready to proceed, click the "OK" button.
- Once you've done that, wait a few seconds, the file that couldn't be deleted before should now be removed without any problems.
- Once it's done, enjoy!
Conclusion
At this point, you should have a good understanding of how to permanently delete those annoying files from your computer, keep in mind that this method may not be able to remove every problematic file that refuses to be deleted, but there's no harm in giving it a try first.