# How can I delete something that cannot be deleted?

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**Created:** [July 12, 2005, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-delete-something-that-cannot-be-deleted/154790 "2005-07-12T19:35:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![ar1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@ar1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ar1)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-delete-something-that-cannot-be-deleted/154790/1 "2005-07-12T19:35:16Z")

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I try to delete something on my desktop, but an error message pops up. It says that it is being used by another person or program, even though I don’t know if anything is using it. It’s just a corrupt file that I can’t get rid of.

Help?  
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!GB! - PEACE -  
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