{"id":2435,"date":"2017-06-30T08:42:04","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T08:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/?p=2435"},"modified":"2020-11-06T07:39:50","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T07:39:50","slug":"fix-an-unexpected-error-is-keeping-you-from-deleting-the-file","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/fix-an-unexpected-error-is-keeping-you-from-deleting-the-file\/","title":{"rendered":"Fixed: An unexpected error is keeping you from deleting the file"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This post is going to fix error \u201cAn unexpected error is keeping you from deleting the file\u201d in Wondows. This guide provides two solutions to help you delete the file successfully.<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Symptom of &#8220;An unexpected error is keeping you from deleting the file&#8221;<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>The issue being discussed in the post is quietly unexpected, as it is hard to tell when it will occur. It might come up when you attempt to delete some files or folders, and the error message appears on the \u201c1 corrupted action\u201d message box:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>An unexpected error is keeping you from deleting the file<\/em><em>. If you continue to receive this error, you can use the error code to search for help with this problem.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Usually, the error message is followed with an error code which might varies based on different situations. Here are some error codes you may encounter together with the issue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Error <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diskgenius.com\/how-to\/fix-error-code-0x80070005.php\">0x80007005<\/a>: Access is denied.<\/li>\n<li>Error 0x80070091: The directory is not empty.<\/li>\n<li>Error 0x800710FE: This file is currently not available for use on this computer<\/li>\n<li>Error <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diskgenius.com\/how-to\/fix-error-code-0x80004005.php\">0x80004005<\/a>: Unspecified error<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Causes of\u00a0An unexpected error is keeping you from deleting the file<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>The error that you<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/solved-cannot-delete-file-or-folder-in-windows\/\"> cannot delete file or folder<\/a> in Windows can be caused by many reasons. Here are some possible reasons you can refer to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You do not have permission to delete the file or folder in question.<\/li>\n<li>The file or deleted you try to delete is in use or corrupted.<\/li>\n<li>There are bad sectors on the hard drive, preventing you from normal actions.<\/li>\n<li>Virus or malware damages the file that cannot be deleted.<\/li>\n<li>Some third party software is not compatible with current operating system.<\/li>\n<li>The file or folder is encrypted, write-protected or shared via network, and it is not allowed to be deleted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">How to fix \u201cAn unexpected error is keeping you from deleting the file\u201d?<\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Method 1: Fix the error via Registry Editor<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Disclaimer: This method includes steps done to registry. Improper operations in registry may lead to system issues like crash, blue screen, etc. Be careful when editing registry. If you follow steps here correctly, you should not have any problems.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open Registry Editor. Click Start menu and type \u201cregedit\u201d in the searching box. Then right-click \u201cregedit.exe\u201d from searching result and choose \u201cRun as administrator\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Expand the directory on the left pane of Registry Editor following the path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\CSC\\Parameters<\/li>\n<li>Select the key \u201cParameters\u201d and look for item \u201cFormatDatabase\u201d on the right part. If there is not such item, right-click blank area and select New -&gt; DWORD Value. Then rename the new item as FormatDatabase.<\/li>\n<li>Double click \u201cFormatDatabase\u201d and you can modify the Value data to 1. Click OK button to save changes and close Registry Editor.<\/li>\n<li>Restart computer and check if the issue is fixed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Method 2: Fix the problem using disk management tool<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This solution is much easier compared with editing registry. We can use a free Windows partition manager tool \u2013 <strong>Eassos PartitionGuru Free<\/strong> to delete the file. This partition tool is able to delete files that cannot be deleted via Windows, delete files permanently in case of recovery, wipe partition, erase disk. Let\u2019s see how to delete files when you are kept from deleting data.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Install and launch Eassos PartitionGuru Free from your computer. Then locate the file or folder you want to delete.<\/li>\n<li>Select files or folders that cannot be deleted, right-click them and choose \u201cDelete Files Directly\u201d.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/delete-file-in-use-768x579.png\" alt=\"An unexpected error is keeping you from deleting the file\" width=\"768\" height=\"579\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click \u201cDelete\u201d button to complete the deletion.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Note: this deletion deletes the file directly instead of putting data to Recycle Bin. Please make sure you are deleting files correctly. If you delete files by mistake, you can use this software to recover deleted files.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post is going to fix error \u201cAn unexpected error is keeping you from deleting the file\u201d in Wondows. This guide provides two solutions to help you delete the file successfully. 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