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A simple Win32 program to force deleting files.

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WinDelete

About

WinDelete is a simple program to help you unlock the file that may be used by some running applications. It won't delete the file directly, instead, it closes any handle of the file which prevent you from deleting the file.

Installing

Via GitHub Releases

Go to releases page, click on Assets at the bottom to show the files available in the release.

Build Locally

Requirements:

  • Windows 10 (20H1) or newer.
  • Visual Studio 2022

Clone this repository and open WinDelete.sln to build the executable.

Usage

Select the file (or input the path manually) first, then you can click "Inspect" to see which processes are currently using the file, and click "Unlock" to close the opened handles to the file.

License

MIT