trying to delete a photo but wont delete

[fitzykev]

hi all. trying to delete a photo that i dont want and it wont delete its like its trying to but wont. any ideas?

 

[foxhole]

Drag it to the bin

 

[fitzykev]

i have tried that

 

[CBW]

Is it a large memory using photo? Could just be slow? Have you tried to right click on it?

 

[Alec_t]

Have you got Ransomware protection enabled?

 

[fitzykev]

I Dont think it's that big a file. I'm not sure about ransomeware. I have windows defender could it be anything to do with it?

 

[Nozzle]

Right click, look at the properties. Is it read-only?

I assume you've re-started but still get the same? A proper re-start.

You could use something like this https://www.techsupportalert.com/ho...ows-process-is-using-a-file/?highlight=delete to find if there is a process using the file.

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On a Windows computer, you might want to delete files to free up disk space, or because you don't want the file(s) on your computer anymore. But sometimes, it seems impossible to delete a file for various reasons. These include the file being open in another program, lack of write

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There are a few utilities out there for setting up a little script which deletes your file using the shell upon a restart

Nozzle

 

[fitzykev]

I am just back from holiday I downloaded 500 photos from Google photos and I had to unzip them to get them to save onto a memory stick. The photos I don't want won't delete in th4 file on the pc

 

[fitzykev]

I think I have sussed it out. After unzipping the file I need to extract it