Is there a way to do an unconditional delete in Windows

[Deadjasper]

In other words, if i tell windows to delete a file or folder, it will do so NO FIGGIN' MATTER WHAT !!!!!!!

Gawd how it irritates me that there is no unconditional delete utility for windows. If someone knows of one, please tell me. :cry:

[Direwolf20]

I know if you hold shift, it will delete it, and not send it to the recycle bin, but I'm guessing you mean how to have it not ask you if you're sure you want to delete .exe's, ect?

Not sure.

[djnes]

There are several free apps that will kill a file if you are getting the "file in use" message. We're not really sure what you mean though, since your post is pretty vague.

[z-lite]

I hate how Windows asks me to confirm to delete a file everytime I go to delete it. I right clicked on the Recycle Bin, go to Properties and unchecked "Display delete confirmation dialog". Although if a file is in use, you can not delete it. If a file has the read-only/system attribute, it'll ask to confirm. I just hit a which is the shortcut for "Yes for all" and continues deleting the files.

[FuSoYa]

My favorite app for unlocking stuborn files is the Unlocker (http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/). If for any reason it fails (which is rare for me), you can have the option to delete the file on the next boot as well.

FYI, the page appears to not be very Firefox friendly, may need to open with IE for it to work correctly.

[Phoenix86]

Next thread... How do I recover an unconditional deleted file. :D

The confirm dialog is there for good reason.

Kittey steps on keyboard, happens to like the delete key. Explorer is open, bye-bye system. ;)
Stuck delete key. I've had this happen. :eek:
Fat fingers, got a special typing wand?

[riot8ap]

if a file has a hard time deleting I use the command prompt.

[S1nF1xx]

Next thread... How do I recover an unconditional deleted file. :D


LOL I was thinking the same thing. :D


Back in the day I used to turn off the "Display delete confirmation dialog", until I accidentally bumped the delete key while browsing my file server. After the PITA I had recovering the thousands of files, I figured an extra second to click "OK" after deleting a file was worth it. :p

[Deadjasper]

There are several free apps that will kill a file if you are getting the "file in use" message. We're not really sure what you mean though, since your post is pretty vague.

Huh? Vague????????????

Let me try again.

If you put the barrel of a loaded 357 Magnum to your bare skull and pull the trigger, you are UNCONDITIONALLY dead. If you were in use, tough sh*t, you are still UNCONDITIONALLY dead. I'm looking for a 357 magnum equivalant to the delete utility.

Let me repeat again UNCONDITIONALLY. I hit delete, the file or folder is gone PERIOD.

hope this clears it up. :)

[Deadjasper]

My favorite app for unlocking stuborn files is the Unlocker (http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/). If for any reason it fails (which is rare for me), you can have the option to delete the file on the next boot as well.

FYI, the page appears to not be very Firefox friendly, may need to open with IE for it to work correctly.

Thanks.

[z-lite]

Huh? Vague????????????

Let me try again.

If you put the barrel of a loaded 357 Magnum to your bare skull and pull the trigger, you are UNCONDITIONALLY dead. If you were in use, tough sh*t, you are still UNCONDITIONALLY dead. I'm looking for a 357 magnum equivalant to the delete utility.

Let me repeat again UNCONDITIONALLY. I hit delete, the file or folder is gone PERIOD.

hope this clears it up. :)
Try getting that 357 magnum out of your *** and calm down. If you want a file to be deleted from your system when you hit the delete key, right click on the Recycle Bin, go to Properties and check the option "Do not move files to the Recycle Bin. Remove files immediately when deleted". Unlike your suicide analogy, if the files are deleted and are not in the Recycle Bin, it's possible to recover the files with a recovery program.

Edit: Unless we're talking about WoW, and then I can resurrect you with my priest ;)

[t00thless]

My favorite app for unlocking stuborn files is the Unlocker (http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/). If for any reason it fails (which is rare for me), you can have the option to delete the file on the next boot as well.

FYI, the page appears to not be very Firefox friendly, may need to open with IE for it to work correctly.

thanks for that :D

[YARDofSTUF]

Huh? Vague????????????

Let me try again.

If you put the barrel of a loaded 357 Magnum to your bare skull and pull the trigger, you are UNCONDITIONALLY dead. If you were in use, tough sh*t, you are still UNCONDITIONALLY dead. I'm looking for a 357 magnum equivalant to the delete utility.

Let me repeat again UNCONDITIONALLY. I hit delete, the file or folder is gone PERIOD.

hope this clears it up. :)


Use the 357 on the hard drive, it doubles as an unconditional partition eraser.

[djnes]

Huh? Vague????????????
Yes vague. You didn't state if you were having problems deleting a file, or if you just wanted to delete it beyond recovery. So, yes vague. Foot, meet mouth. :rolleyes:

[S1nF1xx]

Huh? Vague????????????

Let me try again.

If you put the barrel of a loaded 357 Magnum to your bare skull and pull the trigger, you are UNCONDITIONALLY dead. If you were in use, tough sh*t, you are still UNCONDITIONALLY dead. I'm looking for a 357 magnum equivalant to the delete utility.

Let me repeat again UNCONDITIONALLY. I hit delete, the file or folder is gone PERIOD.

hope this clears it up. :)

If the safety was on when you pulled the trigger, you are NOT unconditionally dead.
Just as if a file was in use when you hit the delete key, the file is NOT unconditionally deleted.

There are exceptions to every rule. Which is why we need the OP to be as clear as possible.

Nice try though. ;)

[GreNME]

In other words, if i tell windows to delete a file or folder, it will do so NO FIGGIN' MATTER WHAT !!!!!!!

Gawd how it irritates me that there is no unconditional delete utility for windows. If someone knows of one, please tell me. :cry:
It is no more difficult in Windows than it is in *nix or OS X. However, like each of the others, if you don't know what you are doing then it seems impossible. And before you try to equate CLI commands, keep in mind that Windows is not Linux, and vice-versa (http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/LNW.htm). And a lot of this link (http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#rtfm) has information pertinent to the way you asked your question and the reason you got part of the response you did.

For your answer: learn how to unload files to delete, or learn to use the command-line.

[mikeblas]

An unconditional command isn't available simply because it's not possible to unconditionally delete a file. Lots of things can go wrong, tantamount to the safety or a misfire in your Magnum example. Here are some of them:


The I/O operation might fail.
The drive might dismount because it was stopped or ejected.
You might not have privs to delete the file.
The drive might be write-protected in the driver or with a hardware setting.
The file system might be corrupt.