If you are a Windows user then you must have noticed that many times we are not able to delete some files or folders. We keep trying to delete them but we are not successful and while deleting them you must have encountered various errors or messages like: file cannot be deleted, access is denied, there has been a sharing violation, etc. In this article, we are going to share some free software that you can use to delete undeletable files. Let us check these tools one by one
If you are facing a problem in deleting any file from your PC then you must try File Assassin. If the file deletion is not possible because of a malware attack, this software will help you get rid of all the remote handles that were objecting to the deletion of the file.
Another such tool that helps you to force delete undeletable files is unlocker. It helps you to remove all the lock handles and in this way, it kills various running processes, unload the diagrams and it can also delete index.dat files
This software is suitable for the files and folders that are stubborn and deny deletion. You can create a separate folder and add all the nondeletable files and folders to this folder. It removes the locks created on those files which prevent their deletion. It also provides you options to manage files in a better way
4. Lock Hunter
Lock Hunter is the best solution for those files that cannot be deleted or shows a message Access denied. It is a foolproof file unlocker that also shows you the process that are preventing the files from deletion. You can check detailed information about those processes. It can also unload dll from processes. It supports both 32 and 64 bit Windows
5. Wipe file
Another software that we will discuss today is Wipe file. It is another tool that you can use to wipe non-deletable files easily. Apart from the files, we can also delete the folder. It has various methods for the deletion. It can also work on the locked folders.
6. Deadlock
This is another software that can be used to remove files and folders the software has been created by God Dead. You can also copy, rename or move the files and folder which could not be deleted earlier. You can also take ownership of the files which were locked, move them wherever you want.
You can unlock a file by right-clicking it and can also change its name after unlocking the file. You can also delete or rename the file or folder.
Talking about the software to delete non deletable files we come to Alternate File Shredder. This tool helps you to delete files and folders that can’t be deleted by normal deletion methods in windows. The software is easy to use and it works smoothly for both individual files and folders containing multiple files.
It uses random writing method for the deletion process. You can also shred the names of the files. Files once deleted can not be used as they will become corrupt.
8. Freeraser
It is a software designed to delete undeletable folder and files. It has a simple design and its quite easy to use. You can simply drag and drop the files and foldes that you wish to delete. It does not have contextual menu to delete files. You have to manually drag and drop items that you wish to delete.
This file removal tool lets you shred files and folders that are unwanted. It uses a well-known sanitization algorithm, DoD 5220.22-M, and the pseudo-random number generator algorithm.
The best thing about this file deletion software is that it is not heavy on the CPU and doesn’t slow down the PC while it’s in process.
10. HardWipe
With this tool, you can instantly clean your drives, delete unwanted files and folders. You can easily remove folders and files that can not be deleted.
You can also use it to remove malware folders and files from your USB device. You too must have encountered a problem where it becomes difficult to remove some specific
folders from a USB device. This tool can do that within no time. So, wish to give it a try pal?
