Hello,

I had a directory that I no long wish to use, so I tried to delete it.

The error I get on trying to delete it:

Cannot delete <folder name>: There has been a sharing violation. The
destination file may be in use.

Nothing else appears to be using it. How do I go about finding what
is using it or why is this error happening?

I checked the task manager and I see no sign of it listed there.

Suggestions.

Thanks,

Tmuld

Best thing to do is reboot. Then immediately after you arrive at the desktop try deleteing it. If that doesn'r work then you have a call into something at that location at boot. If that is the case check these keys in the registry for an entry pointing to something in the folder:

Star | Run | regedit | OK Navigate to and select:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

On the right look for a call to something in that folder or a call to something your application was using specific to that application. It may be in C:\WINNT\system32. Then you look at the properties of the file and see if it has a copyright that corresponds to your application's mfg.

The other place to look in the registry is here:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Also you may need to check the startup folder for both the All Users profile and the one you use.

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George Hester
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"Tavish Muldoon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello,
>
> I had a directory that I no long wish to use, so I tried to delete it.
>
> The error I get on trying to delete it:
>
> Cannot delete <folder name>: There has been a sharing violation. The
> destination file may be in use.
>
> Nothing else appears to be using it. How do I go about finding what
> is using it or why is this error happening?
>
> I checked the task manager and I see no sign of it listed there.
>
> Suggestions.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tmuld