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How to delete folders or files that won't delete using Command prompt CMD and WinRAR

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Hi guys this is channel f&D in this video im going to show you guys how to delete files and folders that won't delete using Command Prompt CMD and WinRAR

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METHOD 1 USING cOMMAND PROMPT (CMD)
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:- Open CMD as administrator

:- Right click the file or folder which you want to delete and go to properties and copy the location

:- Close all other applications except CMD and open Task Manager

:- Click on processes tab and find "windows explorer" then right click windows explorer and select "end process"

:- Now type CD(space)and paste the path you copied and hit enter (for example cd c:\Users\Feroz\Desktop)

:- Type dir and hit enter it will show all the files present in the directory

:- Now type the following command

COMMAND:-

TO DELETE FILE
del /f /a /q /s "name of the file to be deleted.txt" (with quotes)

(it should be type with extension which is ".txt" in this case)

TO DELETE FOLDER
rd /q /s "name of the folder to be deleted" (with quotes)


:- After typing the command Hit enter

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METHOD 2 Using WinRAR
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:- First download and install WinRAR

:- Now right click the file of folder and select "Add to archive"

:- Now choose any one archive format and check "delete files after archiving" check box

:- Finally delete the files which are archived thats it



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f&D published this 4:48 video tutorial on November 2, 2018. It has been watched 3,760 times on YouTube.

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