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Unable to delete a file .Error: 0x80070299.

Anonymous
2010-08-07T19:47:47+00:00

0x80070299

I am trying to delete a file off an external drive and get this error

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-08-08T14:37:37+00:00

    Hi,

    ·         Does this happen with any particular type of file or with all the files?

    ·         Are you the administrator of the computer?

    Method 1: Try deleting the files in safe mode.

    “Start your computer in safe mode” http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Start-your-computer-in-safe-mode  

    Method 2: Refer to  http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Why-cant-I-delete-a-file-or-folder

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-04-27T13:30:24+00:00

    I tried deleting the file in safe mode, but still get the same error message.  the link to method 2 does not work.

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