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Before you try to delete a protected file, think about why it is "protected." Chances are it's protected for good reason and deleting that file could break something.
If you still wish to continue on this course, you'll need to acquire superuser privileges on your system. On Windows this usually requires running whatever you are using to delete the file "As Administrator."
For Linux, it will involve invoking sudo and the rm command on the file. Or logging in as root or invokins su, which are strongly not recommended.
Both operating systems require your user account to have specific rights on the system granted to you (Admin user or a sudoer or knowing the root password, respectively.). If you're not in control of the system chances are you do not have these rights and whoever administrates your machine will not grant them for safety/security/stability reasons. In these cases you'll need to convince your administrator of the need to delete that file.
Now, if the file is "locked" that is a different story. When a file is "locked" it means some process has prevented any sort of write access to the file while it's working on it. Try figuring out what program has the file is open and terminating it. In some cases no program has it but some temporary file is in place still claiming the file is in use and you'll need to clear that.
In extreme cases you may have to terminate a misbehaving program or reboot your computer to unlock the file and get write access to it once more.
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How do you delete protected files from sonyericsson k510i?
you cant these are put in and factory installed. if you sownload it off the internet then you should be able to delete it
Should I delete the folders of contentie5?
If you hit the ALT key and under tools, click on Folder options, under view, uncheck:Hide Protected Operating System FilesGo to the transparent files and delete select all the files inside to delete.Do NOT Delete the Folders or Other Files Besides These!
How can you delete recycle.bin on your external harddrive?
Windows 7 Turn off "hide protected operating system files" then you can see the recycle.bin folder and delete it.
You are deleting a file from batch file Somehow the delete function not deleting some time?
Some files can be protected from being deleted either because they are important system files or belong to a person who protected it, so if you don't own the rights for the file/folder you wish to delete, the batch file will not delete and will just say "Access is Denied".
How do you delete copy protected files from mp3?
Unprotect it then you may now delete it. The question may arise would be how? Fisrt, check your Mp3 if it can unprotect music files, if so, you may now delete protected files. If so happen that you mp3 can't do it, let the computer do it for you. Connect your mp3 to your PC via USB cable and then sellect the file you need to delete and then right click on it and options will appear, just set the file/s to unprotected mode and delete that file/s.
How do you clear history on dell computers?
Start menu> control panel> internet options> delete internet files.
Is reboot delete your files?
No, rebooting does not delete your files.
How do you securely delete deleted temporary internet files on your computer that become stored in a computers harddrive?
Go to google and type in "secure delete" (without quotation marks). There are some good programs that will securely delete things for you.
How do you delete write protected files?
In order to delete a write protected file, simply right click the file and press 'delete'. It should then end up in your trash bin on your desktop.
How do you delete folder in the CD?
It depends on what kind of files are in the CD's folder. If it's a CD that was purchased with software in the folders, you probably cannot delete the folder as the files within it are write-protected against accidental deletion. If the CD is something you created and your account has full rights to the files within, you should be able to delete the folder. If it gives you an error that the folder cannot be deleted because it is not empty, delete the contents first, then the folder.
Will using recovery discs delete the files?
If you run Install then Repair it shouldn't delete files in "My Documents" (at least it didn't when I did it recently). If you run Install then Install it will delete the files.
Can you delete the files in virus vault?
no is there a software to delete it
