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Old 04-05-2008   #1 (permalink)
kevin nally
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cannot delete a file

I finally found a useful program that solved the problem about the error
message cannot delete file because it is in use by another program. It comes
down to permissions and who actually owns the file. The progam name is
aclview and is available here.

http://www.snapfiles.com/download/dlaclview.html.

I was able to remove the files that i could not remove quite easliy once i
saw who was holding permissions. I was suprised at who had permissions.

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Old 04-05-2008   #2 (permalink)
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Re: cannot delete a file

Quote  Quote: Originally Posted by kevin nally View Post
I finally found a useful program that solved the problem about the error
message cannot delete file because it is in use by another program. It comes
down to permissions and who actually owns the file. The progam name is
aclview and is available here.

ACLView 1.4.104.17 Freeware download page - tested and reviewed software downloads from SnapFiles.

I was able to remove the files that i could not remove quite easliy once i
saw who was holding permissions. I was suprised at who had permissions.
Kevin:

Thanks for the post. To piggy back on the post, readers can read this tutorial on adding "take ownership" to the context menu when needed. (right clicking on a file or folder). Here's the link: Context Menu - Take Ownership
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