Running XP Pro SP3.
I have a folder on my desktop that contains over 100 video .mov files. I selected all of those files and then used copy/paste to copy the files to my 8GB USB flash drive. The flash drive became full before the copy completed, so I replied cancel to the Windows pop-up that told me to mount a new device that had room to complete the copy. I then ended Explorer, restarted Explorer, and deleted a few files of the copied files from the flash drive. I was not able to delete those files from the desktop folder because Windows said that they were in use. I have no other applications open, and I had not accessed those files in any application (except Explorer & copy/paste).
I again ended Explorer and restarted Explorer, but was again not able to delete the .mov files from the desktop folder. So, obviously Windows had set a flag somewhere that says the files are in use and Windows did not reset the flag when Explorer ended. I also am not able to rename the files (using Explorer), for the same reason. I assume that I will be able to delete the files if I reboot, but is there some Windows fix available for this problem?
I have a folder on my desktop that contains over 100 video .mov files. I selected all of those files and then used copy/paste to copy the files to my 8GB USB flash drive. The flash drive became full before the copy completed, so I replied cancel to the Windows pop-up that told me to mount a new device that had room to complete the copy. I then ended Explorer, restarted Explorer, and deleted a few files of the copied files from the flash drive. I was not able to delete those files from the desktop folder because Windows said that they were in use. I have no other applications open, and I had not accessed those files in any application (except Explorer & copy/paste).
I again ended Explorer and restarted Explorer, but was again not able to delete the .mov files from the desktop folder. So, obviously Windows had set a flag somewhere that says the files are in use and Windows did not reset the flag when Explorer ended. I also am not able to rename the files (using Explorer), for the same reason. I assume that I will be able to delete the files if I reboot, but is there some Windows fix available for this problem?