First things first, using the Command Prompt incorrectly may render your system inoperable, and at the time you will not be able to recover deleted files. So proceed carefully and exercise extreme ...

Windows is often praised for its ease of use, which is why glitches like problems deleting a file or a folder are especially frustrating. There are many solutions to this seemingly simple roadblock, ...

We all need to declutter our digital working space sometimes. The best way to do that is by removing unused folders and uninstalling old programs. Computers perform better when they are clean and ...

I encountered a quirky problem the other day when I was trying to clean up one of my hard drives before copying its contents to another drive: I couldn’t delete a folder. Technically, I was trying to ...

To make sure a deleted file can't be recovered, you'll need to use a third-party shredding tool. Here's a look at three such free programs: Eraser, File Shredder, and Freeraser. We all know that ...

Yesterday you learned how to turn a folder into a “favorite” for quick and easy access. Okay, but what if you want a quick and easy way to clear out a folder while leaving the folder itself intact?