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1. Trouble deleting a file from c:\windows\system32 using C#    stackoverflow.com

Not quite sure why I can't get this file to delete. I'm logged in as Admin, tried "Run as Admin", tried running in the same folder, tried setting permissions on the ...

2. Delete all files from pendrive using C program    stackoverflow.com

I am searching for a solution to delete all files from my pendrive using a C program. I don't want the code to detect the pendrive as that's not a concern ...

3. Delete files and folders by date using SHFileOperation    stackoverflow.com

I'm trying to write a program that will delete a set of files/folders that are matching a specific naming pattern (wild cards) based on their dates using the windows API

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4. There is a way to delete an file that is being executed without kill it?    stackoverflow.com

I have a question that I believe that is complex. I have an application that I execute under my Windows and it takes a long time to finish. I want to ...

5. How can I unlink/delete an open file in Windows?    bytes.com

"Malcolm McLean" Thanks for any advice. >> I don't know about Windows specifically but generally you need to close the file or the attempted deletion will fail. > system("del C:\\path\\to\\file"); > will delete. To keep this semi-on-topic, standard C provides the remove() function. However the results are "implementation defined" if the file is open, so ...