keysteele Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 (edited) I download TV shows using bittorrent, but after I watch them and want to delete them from my download folder, they don't move to the recycle bin. It seems to be mostly mkv files that I can't delete. What can I do? Edited January 10, 2013 by lcg Snipped screenshot showing warez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisp Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Is Windows telling you that they're being used by another program so cannot be deleted? Maybe on the off chance you're still running your torrent client which is seeding them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keysteele Posted January 9, 2013 Author Share Posted January 9, 2013 In some cases it does, but I'll remove it from the torrent client, and try and I'll get what I get in the pic I posted. In that pic it doesn't tell me its being used by another program, it just does what I posted and does nothing, I could leave it like that for like half hour and nothing changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitmz Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 try to deleted without sending to recycle bin (shift+del).. if they are in use, this will prob give u a more specific error Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
articuno1au Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Ahh, a polite suggestion that you lose the pictures and description.. The forum rules pretty much make your thread a spanking offense.. Also, try deleting the folder/files from the command line. siah1214 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keysteele Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 try to deleted without sending to recycle bin (shift+del).. if they are in use, this will prob give u a more specific error I just tried that and nothing happens. It just sits at, deleting downloads at 0%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmaobox Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Not sure about bittorent, but I always remove torrent files directly in my uTorrent with the right click on torrent and using "Remove and Delete .torrent + Data". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keysteele Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 I can't do that anymore, because I have already removed it from the bittorrent client. Now I want to remove the media files from my downloads folder in Windows 8 Ahh, a polite suggestion that you lose the pictures and description.. The forum rules pretty much make your thread a spanking offense.. Also, try deleting the folder/files from the command line. not sure how to do that from the command line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detection Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I can't do that anymore, because I have already removed it from the bittorrent client. Now I want to remove the media files from my downloads folder in Windows 8 not sure how to do that from the command line I'd remove your screenshot if you don't want the thread closed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keysteele Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 I'd remove your screenshot if you don't want the thread closed how come i don't see a edit link anymore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detection Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 how come i don't see a edit link anymore? Your time ran out to edit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keysteele Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 Your time ran out to edit sooo, how can I remove the pic then?? I posted that, this morning. If someone else can and wants to remove the pic, then go ahead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detection Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 sooo, how can I remove the pic then?? I posted that, this morning. If someone else can and wants to remove the pic, then go ahead I didn't know your time had run out until you said there was no edit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keysteele Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 oh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Carlton Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Turn off the preview pane. I am tech support where I work and one guy has Windows 8 and called me every day for a week trying to delete things. turns out preview pane was holding onto a lock on the files that prevented deletion. I have never used it so I didn't think to check for it. I can't say for certain that it will fix your issue but it's a place to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam14160 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Do a restart then attempt to delete before doing anything else. Had this problem and discovered that the video viewer that came with win 8 was the problem child. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nashy Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Help me with my illegal torrents guyz! Sly006, HoochieMamma and Order_66 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian M. Veteran Posted January 10, 2013 Veteran Share Posted January 10, 2013 Thread Closed We aren't going to help you with illegal downloads, sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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