I used the XP search utility to locate some remnant files on my system which I then attempted to delete by selecting all of same and then clicking on the delete button in the toolbar but rather than deleting all selected files I received the following error message:
“Cannot delete file: Cannot read from the source file or disk.”
Interestingly, deletion works as expected when focusing on one file at a time but if I attempt to delete even two files selected together I receive the error message above. I would very much prefer to quickly batch delete the files rather than delete them one at a time but I am at a complete loss to do so.
These are files (eg temporary internet files) that I have permissions to and I’ve made sure IE is closed etc. As I say I can delete the files one at a time, just not all at once in the search window. If I use Windows Explorer I can delete the files all at once.
Any and all assistance would be greatly appreciated.