How to delete a file being used by another program Here are some practical ways to dodge the pop-up and delete files that are in use by a program on your Windows PC.

Learn how to delete residual files, folders, registry keys & traces after uninstalling software on a Windows 11/10 computer.

To make sure a deleted file can't be recovered, you'll need to use a third-party shredding tool. Here's a look at three such free programs: Eraser, File Shredder, and Freeraser.

Duplicate-file-finding programs expect you to manually check each file for deletion. That's not practical for Edward Derbyshire, who has "121,000 duplicates" to delete.

Last night I copied some file data from an old Windows Home Server installation to a new one. I wanted to free up some space by deleting some old files. Most deleted just fine, but 3 of the files ...

How to delete files and be sure they're really gone Regardless of whether it's an SSD storage device (pictured) or a classic hard drive, data is only properly deleted if it has been overwritten.