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cannt delete old reg file on portable drive

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  • Started 5 months ago by lewdodge143
  • Latest reply from StringJunky
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lewdodge143
Posts: 1

i have files on my portable drive they are locked and i can;t delete them

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vistual
vistual
Posts: 3135

see here:
How To Delete, Move, or Rename Locked Files in Windows

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XxChungxX
XxChungxX
Posts: 91

try recovering them

with a software

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Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Posts: 13598

XxChungxX, if you can't give helpful advice, please don't post at all.

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whs
whs
Posts: 17584

You can try to reformat the drive. If there is other data on the drive that you care to keep, save that first. You can put it back later.

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StringJunky
StringJunky
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http://www.howtogeek.com/howto.....-in-vista/

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