Delete or use the Delete button on the Ribbon. However, when I come to a PDF file that I no longer need I can't delete it. I get a message that says "File in Use".
25 Mar 2016
Hi guys,. I have certain Adobe Acrobat documents in my folder that I want to delete. However, whenever I try to delete or move the file, I get stuck on the "Discovering file" step. This doesn't happen for all of the pdf files in that folder either. Does anybody know what's going on? I run on a Windows Vista OS.
If I have File explorer (to give it its 'proper' current name) = explorer.exe open, and its preview pane displaying a pdf, I can delete the pdf. If you're saying you can't delete it but I can, this tends to suggest it may not be a Windows bug, or if it is, it only affects some people. Perhaps you could zip the pdf (if it's

I tried deleting pdf file but it keeps saying it is open in windows explorer, but adobe is closed and there are no other folders open! Also some people say it is possible to use the permanent delete option (Shift-Delete), but this will not allow you to recover the file from the Recycle Bin. 01-06-2016 01:06 PM.
29 Nov 2017 There are some files in Windows that just can't be deleted. If you're facing such issues on your Windows 10 machine, try out these steps. gives you an idea of running apps and services at any time on your computer, you can also use it to kill services that might be stopping you from deleting certain files.
22 Nov 2014 It's the itch that you can't scratch. METHOD 1: In Explorer, click on View, then click to turn off the Preview Pane. For some reason, after turning off the Preview Pane, it seems to take 10-15 seconds to take effect – and then you can delete PDFs freely.
3 Dec 2014 Sometimes Windows has a lot of tasks to complete, and hence it may not reflect the exact progress of a specific operation. For example, you may keep seeing following error even if the file opened in some program was closed: File In Use. The action can't be completed because the file is open in another
There are 2 workarounds: In Windows Explorer, turn off the Preview Pane. (Alt+P, or click"Preview Pane" in the Windows Explorer tool bar.) If that doesn't work, use SHIFT+DELETE to permanently delete the file. (Caution: You won't be able to un-delete).

Annons

The photo has no tags

March 2018