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How to delete a file that contains spaces in the file name?

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Mar 15, 202639503 views
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Problem

I have a file with this name "Registering wrong app ", there are a few spaces in the file name, now I can't delete it, it won't even let me change file name, I also tried to delete it from my Java program, it won't let me either, how to delete it? When deleting it from Explorer, I got this: The str…

Error Output

Could not find this item
This is no longer located in C:\My_Dir\.
Verify the item's location and try again.

Registering wrong app
Type: File
Siz: 0 …

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Fix for: How to delete a file that contains spaces in the file name?

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You can do it like this: This will match any amount of characters between and after the words, and also works on wrong files. If you don't have other files that start with , you might as well try: If the file is undeletable, use Process Explorer and…

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