Removing System Files Lead to File Loss in Microsoft Windows
Posted by admin on November 10th, 2009There are some situations, where you need to delete certain files from your Windows hard drive either to free up disk space or to increase performance of your system. But sometimes, when you try to delete a file from Windows hard drive and error message pops up stating the file is in use by another application/user or its a Windows system file and could not be deleted. Such situations occurs due to some damage on your Windows hard drive and operating system can not locate the specified file or shows wrong information about it. Damage to the hard drive renders all of the hard drive file inaccessible and need File Recovery to be sorted out.
Root of the issue
This problem might take place due to any of the below given reasons:
- The file is presently in use by Windows, any application or user.
- It is a Windows system file.
If file is in use by any other application, start Windows from boot CD and then remove the file using command prompt. Follow underwritten methods to delete a file that is in use by another application:
- Start your system with Windows Startup disk.
- At command prompt, change file path.
- Type del <file name> and then press enter.
If you performing this operation, you must ensure that the deletion of this file would not damage Windows in any way. If you can not determine safe deletion of the file, create backup copy of file and then remove it.
If the problem is with Windows system file, you should not remove it. The system files are critical parts of operating system and you should not delete them. Deleting the Windows system file might need operating system reinstallation. It requires hard drive formatting that eventually leads to file loss and need Windows File Recovery to retrieve lost files.
You can successfully and quickly recover lost files from Windows hard drive using file recovery software. The applications are capable of thoroughly scanning whole hard drive using advanced scanning algorithms and extract all of the lost files from it.
The file recovery tools are built-with easy to use and rich graphical user interface and thus allow you to carry out recovery on your own. The software maintains integrity of your lost files as they do not modify data on the drive.
Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery is the best effective solution to easily recover all types of lost files. It recovers files from FAT32, VFAT, NTFS and NTFS5 file system partitions. The application is compatible with MS Windows 7, Vista, 2003, XP and 2000.