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  • daveman
    I love the colors!!!
    • Jul 2005
    • 1221

    downloaded files stuck on my desktop

    so i remember reading in a thread a few month back of a problem that sometimes occurs when you download files. ending up with a file stuck on the desktop that can not be deleted. i also remember someone posting the program needed to get this file off the desktop. tried searching the this site last night for that thread with no luck. does anyone remember or know what program gets rid of these stuck files?
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  • ShawnD64
    Quickshot the Minute Man
    • Jan 2005
    • 1250

    #2
    Re: downloaded files stuck on my desktop

    dont suppose you have a mac do you??
    i had a problem with my MAC and "TechTool Pro" did the trick
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    • Kinetic
      Platinum Poster
      • Jun 2004
      • 2227

      #3
      Re: downloaded files stuck on my desktop

      That happened to me a few weeks ago, it wasn´t downloaded to the desktop, though.

      I ended deleting by going into the MS-DOS command line, and doing it from there...
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      • daveman
        I love the colors!!!
        • Jul 2005
        • 1221

        #4
        Re: downloaded files stuck on my desktop

        using windows xp media edition. don't understand how you would go about deleting from the ms-dos command line?
        once upon a time, machines were mice, and men were lions. now that its the opposite, it's twice upon a time

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        • picklemonkey
          Double hoodie beer monster
          • Jun 2004
          • 15373

          #5
          Re: downloaded files stuck on my desktop

          reboot in safe mode and delete it

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          • Balanc3
            Platinum Poster
            • Jun 2004
            • 1278

            #6
            Re: downloaded files stuck on my desktop

            yep safemode. F5 during startup.
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            • picklemonkey
              Double hoodie beer monster
              • Jun 2004
              • 15373

              #7
              Re: downloaded files stuck on my desktop

              F8

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              • Kamal
                Administrator
                • May 2002
                • 28835

                #8
                Re: downloaded files stuck on my desktop

                check the FAQ

                Sometimes it can also happen that you can't delete the .file or the folder you have stored it in. It's a bug in Windows and there are several ways to get rid of the file or folder. The easiest way is to delete the file/folder on the next reboot in your Windows Explorer. This works most of the times but sometimes you need to reboot several times.

                If you still can't delete the file or folder, you can use this program (free version) ---> http://www.gibinsoft.net/gipoutils/bin/moveonb.exe

                The program is pretty self-explanatory. You can either choose a file to be deleted on the next boot in the windows context menu (right click on file) or you can launch the program from the start menu and drag and drop the file or folder you were not able to delete in the upcoming box and choose to delete it on the next boot.
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                • daveman
                  I love the colors!!!
                  • Jul 2005
                  • 1221

                  #9
                  Re: downloaded files stuck on my desktop

                  ahh. thanks e. that must have been where i read it. and i searched previous posts for about an hour last night . and of course it wasn't in the previous posts.

                  taken care of. thanks.
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                  • Kinetic
                    Platinum Poster
                    • Jun 2004
                    • 2227

                    #10
                    Re: downloaded files stuck on my desktop

                    Originally posted by daveman
                    using windows xp media edition. don't understand how you would go about deleting from the ms-dos command line?
                    wow, that edition doesn?t let you go into the command line?

                    I have XP Home and I just type cmd in the Run box.

                    But "E" has answered your question anyhoo...
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                    • skahound
                      Someone MARRY ME!! LOL
                      • Jun 2004
                      • 11411

                      #11
                      Re: downloaded files stuck on my desktop

                      Someone please move this topic to MercuryEngine.
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                      • peloquin
                        Till I Come!
                        • Jun 2004
                        • 8643

                        #12
                        Re: downloaded files stuck on my desktop

                        someone please ban skahound

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