How to Delete Undeletable Files & Folders in Windows 10 or 8 or 7 (No Software)

In this video, I will show you how to delete undeletable files on Windows 10, 8 or 7 using command prompt. This tutorial resolved the following error messages:

Cannot delete file: Access is denied
Could not find this item
There has been a sharing violation.
The source or destination file may be in use.
The file is in use by another program or user
The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable.
Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not currently in use.

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[jmitchell]

Excellent tutorial. Worked a treat. These redundant files were driving me mad. One thing to add - rather than removing one by one, you can do the one command and then list the files, separated by comma with no spaces either side of comma.

[RobinHoodTexas]

You are ABSOLUTELY amazing. Lots of bad info online and you delivered on how to permanently delete a folder on windows. Thank you so much sir!

[albertsrepository]

Thanks for making this video. THREE YEARS AGO... Still works, happy to say.
Ditto to all the previous comments.
Those un-removable files were most annoying.

[Wenfo_]

Thank you very much man! I tried to delete a file without success and I was already stressed, and with your help I finally managed!

[hazesion]

luv you mate really getting a headache with 1 folder like that

[xyuukachii]

Thank you so much! I was going in despair mode because I could not get rid of those undeletable folders. This tutorial really helped!

[cavalier]

You've just resolved an issue I've endured for years. Thanks for the concise guide. All my homies love sakitech

[frenchfry]

Absolutely amazing. I had already tried the compression trick and that wouldn't work on these folders but your method is 100% legit. Thank you!

[elaineklironomos]

Thank you, thank you. You were straight to the point and clear and it worked! Without any stress.

[nieqialien]

What if the folder doesn't have the "file name" you copied at the last step?

[dropassassinofficial]

Off all the videos I tried, you are the only one that mentioned to use the "code" next to the worked...thank you

[noclearmind]

Bro, you saved my life I was searching for hours! I even deleted my explorer three times but still nothing 😭

You're amazing!! 🙏😳💯

[kvs]

Did exactly what you did in the video but the message in the Administrator command prompt said the access was denied.. Couldn't delete the folders.

[Mandalore]

This is EXACTLY what I needed! That stuck file was driving me batty. Thank you sir!

[richardmcginnity]

Excellent thank you so much, no instructional video has ever brought me such peace of mind. You are a clear to the point star.

[caleblu]

Thank you! This is life saving! I have been trying to delete a stubborn file for a year and your video is the only one that worked!

[lukasdvorak]

I cant find my file in the cmd list. Idk why. On the second pc it worked for a folder. This is just an old apk file.

[zionre]

Problem: The files are a shortcut and don't show up in cmd when I do "cd (desktop)" and then "dir", help?
Edit: They were actually located in "C:\Users\Public\Desktop", used the "del" command to delete them but just pressing the delete key on them might've worked.

[ccamp]

Thank you so much for this. I had a bunch of these in my "dwhelper" folder, but they were files, not folders. I used your method though, drilling down to the dwhelper folder, and then just "del" each individual file. What a relief!

[Jamil_sunnycide]

For those who don't see the other file name in the directory, try renaming the folder itself, then relaunch it, and it should appear. At least that's what did it for me. Thanks for the help my good man!