Unable to rename or delete .ogg and .opus files in windows 10
I downloaded some audio files in .opus and .ogg format for sampling, which I cannot able to delete it from the desktop. Delete key or Shift delete is not showing the dialog box. Right clicking and deleting is not working too. When I try to rename a file the desktop freezes and crashes. There are no answers in microsoft forum. Please help me. I am using Windows 10.
Sounds like a file lock. Close the browser and then try deleting the file.
Hi. I tried that. Still unable to delete the file.
The OS has locked your file. You need to use an unlocker to remove that lock and then delete it.
- Download process explorer from microsoft.
- Extract it and run the exe as an administrator.
- Press Ctrl + F and search for the file you are trying to delete.
- Once the search completes, it will show you the process that is using the file.
- When you click on it, you will find the corresponding process and dlls in the bottom section of the process explorer window like this.
- Right click on each process and select
Close Handlefor all.
After closing all the processes, you will be able to delete the files.
Thank you. It was VLC. I killed it and then I was able to delete.