Most common questions used to investigate
Have you tried rebooting and deleting the corrupted data?
Did the corrupted file disappear?
If the above doesn’t help, have you tried using Command Prompt?
Is the corrupted file removed?
If it doesn’t work, do you have an installed file unlocker app on your PC?
Is the corrupted file unreadable?
Have you installed a suspicious app or went to an unverified website recently?
Is your PC protected by antivirus software?
Is the corrupted file important?
Common conclusions
Restart the PC and drag the corrupted file to the recycle bin and empty it.
Try deleting the files on safe mode. Press F8 before booting to windows. Browse the file you want to delete and empty the recycle bin again.
Type cmd on the search box and choose “Run as administrator.” Search online the command you needed to type and then press enter.
Try switching users and choose the admin user account. Type the password and then press enter. Try to delete the file again and empty the recycle bin after it.
Download and install a file unlocker app. This will help unlock files to be deleted to prevent any processes that might be using the corrupted file.
Try using the troubleshooting method and back-up all other files on a hard drive, excluding the corrupted file. Open the File Explorer and click the external hard drive’s name and format it.
It could be that your PC has a presence of malware or a software defect that has manipulated it to create a file.
Install antivirus software on your PC to prevent it from corrupting your other files. Do a full scan, and it will automatically remove all the unnecessary files affecting your PC performance.
If it is an important file, you don’t need to delete it right away. You can try to fix the issue and recover the data.
Delete it right away to hinder further corruption and protect your PC from other bugs and viruses.
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