constantly denied access

G

Guest

I am doing a lot of clearing out of duplicate files, and I am constantly
getting the message that access is denied because the folder is in use by
another application. I have to reboot to delete, rename or move.

And I mean constantly. After freshly rebooting all I have to do is open a
folder to view it contents in order for that folder to be declared to be in
use by some application.

There is also a lot of other mysterious activity. E.g. if I create a New
Folder it sometimes will not appear where it should. If I reboot and go
back, the New Folder will be there. Alternatively it might appear in the
explorer window OK, but if I try and rename it I will be told it can't be
accessed. That mysterious other application again. Another reboot.

A folder has just disappeared before my eyes. I opened to view the
contents, which were all there, and I tried to paste a file into it. At that
point I got a message to the effect that the folder I was pasting into could
not be located, and that it might have been moved. The next time I went back
the folder had disappeared, and it hasn't reappeared anywhere else.
 
G

Gerry

Try in Safe Mode.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
 
G

Guest

I know that files that cannot normally be deleted often can be in safe mode.
It's not that I can't delete, rename or move. I can do so, even without
going into safe mode. It's just that I have to reboot every time.

What concerns me is why it's happening. I can't find a virus, but what else
would be accessing everything I do? I tried System Restore, but all but the
latest (and very recent) restore points failed to work. I then found that
the space allocated for SR was 1%. I had set it at 6%. Something untoward
is going on.
 
G

Gerry

What are your anti-virus and anti-spyware arrangements?

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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