Can't empty Recycle Bin!

[Jim]

There's one file in my Recycle Bin that cannot be deleted, nor will it
Restore to its original location. It's an Adobe .eps image that I dumped a
couple of days ago. Now when I try to empty the Recycle Bin, nothing happens
at all. I can go in and delete individual files in the Bin, but when I get
to that one, I get this message: "Cannot delete Dc20: It is being used by
another person or program." No other programs are running, and what the heck
is Dc20, anyway? The .eps file has no such ID anywhere. Is there a
'stealth' way to get rid of this? Thanks!

 

[Bruce Hagen]

Unlocker:
http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

 

[Mark Adams]

There's one file in my Recycle Bin that cannot be deleted, nor will it
Restore to its original location. It's an Adobe .eps image that I dumped a
couple of days ago. Now when I try to empty the Recycle Bin, nothing happens
at all. I can go in and delete individual files in the Bin, but when I get
to that one, I get this message: "Cannot delete Dc20: It is being used by
another person or program." No other programs are running, and what the heck
is Dc20, anyway? The .eps file has no such ID anywhere. Is there a
'stealth' way to get rid of this? Thanks!

Empty it in safe mode. Or get CCleaner, it gets rid of everything.

 

[Jim]

Thanks to both of you for the tips. On advice from another group, I
right-clicked Recycle Bin, selected Properties and then set the slider for
zero capacity. On next bootup I reset the slider to 5% and everything seems
to be working fine now. Nonetheless, I have downloaded that Unlocker program
(it seems quite useful!), and I'm familiar with CCleaner, although I didn't
think of it for this.

Thanks again!