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Windows 7, files reappear after deletion

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Mar 15, 202656217 views
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I'm trying to delete some files from a folder. I've taken ownership of the files and the folder. When I delete these files Windows doesn't report any errors and deletes them. BUT, after I press F5 these files reappear again. There are no messages whatsoever, they are just undeletable. I know login ā€¦

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Fix for: Windows 7, files reappear after deletion

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They only appear not to have been deleted, because some other process is still using the file and hasn't finished with it yet. Take a look at this page at Microsoft's support site: You cannot delete a file or a folder on an NTFS file system volume Cā€¦

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