Thread: mkv problem!

Hey guys i recently downloaded some .mkv movie files tht are in 300~400 mb in size, i could watch the movie properly and everything was fine,
but the problem comes is i cannot delet the files no matter what i do!!
i tried normal delet,i get an error statting tht the file is open blah blah..
i tried being admin n deleting!
i even tried goin in safemood n deleting but no use!

can someone help me!

What software are you using to open the files? Make sure that that process has ended in your task manager and isn't still open.

if you have downloaded it from torrent ,dnt forget to stop the torrent in ur client,it might be seeding
try some shredding tool.

hmm no torrent i used OCH(one clisk hosters)...i use vlc media playeror sometimes windows media player with haalimedia splitter!!....i exited every process
even tried to change the view type so tht it doesn show the image of the movie!! n then tried to delet same problem!! :@ :@

Try using the MS Process Explorer to see if you can spot the process blocking your file.

The Process Explorer utility lists the files, registry keys, and other objects that open processes are using or the dynamic-link libraries (DLLs) that the processes loaded.

when you say you're going in safe mode, are you going from a warm boot or from full cold. I've found sometimes when things get stuck like that, it won't flush them with a warm boot, but shutting down completely (the legit way, not just holding power) and giving it a minute, then restarting may fix it. If not the process explorer is your best bet.

1. open up a command window
2. alt-ctrl-del and start task manager
3. Kill explorer process
4. delete the offending files from the command line
5. restart explorer, just type 'explorer' in the command line

Originally Posted by Arakasi

1. open up a command window
2. alt-ctrl-del and start task manager
3. Kill explorer process
4. delete the offending files from the command line
5. restart explorer, just type 'explorer' in the command line

ur way is vry dangerous! i almost lost my desktop! n ya when i do tht then i cnt find my coumper icon! n even thought i find it i cundt open some error comes causing me to restart!

when you say you're going in safe mode, are you going from a warm boot or from full cold. I've found sometimes when things get stuck like that, it won't flush them with a warm boot, but shutting down completely (the legit way, not just holding power) and giving it a minute, then restarting may fix it. If not the process explorer is your best bet.

hmm not warm strt i did a shutdown n the switched it on lyk after 3 days same shit!

Try using the MS Process Explorer to see if you can spot the process blocking your file.

The Process Explorer utility lists the files, registry keys, and other objects that open processes are using or the dynamic-link libraries (DLLs) that the processes loaded.

hmm nope i cundt find any dll or process to my file! sameshit!

Originally Posted by axe35

ur way is vry dangerous! i almost lost my desktop! n ya when i do tht then i cnt find my coumper icon! n even thought i find it i cundt open some error comes causing me to restart!

It is not dangerous at all. You can't find your computer icon because you killed explorer. To restart it you just need to type explorer into your command line window, and you will get your desktop back. Shutting down explorer, does not delete anything or alter your config in any way, it is a program like any other. The files are being locked by explorer, so you need to shut down explorer to delete them. I have had the same issue, and this is the quickest way I found to delete the files.