Unable to move or delete files

Posted by Erik on Super User See other posts from Super User or by Erik
Published on 2010-06-09T23:39:55Z Indexed on 2010/06/09 23:42 UTC
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Hi:

Just today I got the following error while trying to move/delete several files:

The action can't be completed because the file is open in another program.

The file wasn't open, but just in case, I closed all programs. When that failed to allow me to move or delete the file, I restarted the computer. When that failed to let me move/delete I came here.

Any suggestions?

The files can be copy/pasted but move/delete fails even after multiple restarts.

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