Windows won't let you delete, move, or rename a file if a program is using it. Frustratingly, it also won't tell you which program is using the file so that you can solve the problem.

If you cannot delete a file or a folder on an NTFS file system volume in Windows, follow the solutions mentioned in this post to resolve the issue.

If you can't delete files and folders from your external hard drive on Windows PC, Take ownership, REmove Write protection or follow these other fixes mentioned here.

If you can’t seem to change the default apps in either Windows 10 or 11, or if the default apps keeps changing for a particular app, file type, or protocol for whatever reason, here are the ...

I get a message saying: "The action can't be completed because the folder is open in another progam", even though it isn't.<BR><BR>It doesn't matter if I try closing ALL running programs ...

I am in the process of cleaning up my hard drives. I'm having a problem deleting a file in my old Temp. Internet Files folder from a previous Windows installation.The file is called TILE\\1~1,JPG ...

On the Mac, it can sometimes happen that when you try to uninstall an app, the system reports: “ Can’t delete a Mac app because it’s still open “.