When you can't open, edit, or delete a file in Windows File Explorer, it's either still open in a program running in the background or something didn't close properly. Luckily, you can force delete, ...

The simplest and most direct way to permanently delete files or folders is by using the Shift + Delete keyboard shortcut.

If you can’t delete a file or a folder on an NTFS file system volume on your Windows computer, you fall under one of the following cases. An Access Control List (ACL) is being used You can’t delete ...