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Tiff files are locked and can't be deleted or edited

Anonymous
2014-07-20T16:52:13+00:00

I have about 5000MB of old Tiff files in a few folders that I haven't used in years so I decided to delete them. When I try delete, rename or in any other way edit the files the process just hangs and never proceeds. I have ensured they are not marked read only as well.

I thought it might be a program locking the files so i restarted my computer in safe mode and got the same result.

Anyone have any suggestions?

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-07-20T17:43:00+00:00

    Thanks for the reply - glad to clarify.

    The file deletion window pops up as though there are a lot of files to delete, but then it never progresses. So no error message, just the progress window that never moves.

    They're stored in an archive folder at the root level of an internal backup drive (so not the same drive as programs, but not an external drive).

    I downloaded unlocker and tried that (thanks for the suggestion) but when I try delete the files that way the program starts and lets me select 'delete', but when I do that the progress window for the program appears but then after a few seconds says 'Not responding'.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-08-02T06:52:29+00:00

    Hi,

    Thank you for the update.

    Sorry for the delay in responding.

    Perform the steps mentioned below and see if it helps.

    a:  Right click on the file. 

    b: Click Properties

    c: Click Advanced

    d: Under File Attributes uncheck Allow this file to have contents indexed in addition to file.

    If you need any further assistance with Windows Operating System, please post your query on Microsoft Community Forums and we’ll be glad to assist you with it.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-07-20T17:09:53+00:00
    • You get no message when you try to delete them?
    • Where are they stored?
    • Have you tried something like:

    http://www.emptyloop.com/unlocker/

    ?

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