Date: 03/19/07 (Computer Help)    Keywords: no keywords

For some reason, when I try to delete certain folders from my D: drive (which is internal), the computer tells me the file cannot be deleted because it's in use by another person or program. Unlocker pops up a window saying the user is Explorer.EXE, and there are sometimes 6-8 locking handles on the same folder (not the files in the folder, mind you, but the folder itself). When I have Unlocker unlock the folder, Explorer.EXE relocks it immediately, and Unlocker will then pop up a window saying no locking handles were found, but the file still can't be deleted.

After extensive googling a few months back, I found a registry setting that controls this and changed it, but I can't find the same information, so I can't go back in and check to see if it's still changed.

I'm in the process of backing up and clearing off the hard drive, and I'm trying to mass-delete 40-50 folder at a time after they've been burned to DVD-R. Needless to say, going into each one, deleteing all the files, and then deleting the folder (when the empty folder will delete, which is only about half the time) will be exceptionally time-consuming, and I'd rather just have the computer work the way it used to. This problem started when I added an external hard drive (E:) to the system, which is no longer on it.

Also, I've tried downloading the Delete FXP Files program; it can't delete folders recursively unless I pay for it, and as this is (hopefully) a one-time operation, I'd prefer not to use payware as a solution.

Anyone have any ideas about how I can stop this behavior? Thanks.

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