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Java cannot delete file on drive "C: \"

I have the following code:

public Tester()
{
    try {
        File f4 = new File("C:\\Vase.zip");
        System.out.println(f4.exists());
        f4.delete();
        System.out.println(f4.exists());
    } catch (Exception e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
}

When I run the program, it doesn't delete the file. (If I put the file on drive D and then ask to delete it, it works fine.) So I know it's a permissions property. I am using eclipse. I only started eclipse in admin mode [in windows].

The program is capable of writing and deleting other files, but this one does not work. Can anyone help me figure out how to solve this?

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Maybe it is open in your archiver.

Or somewhere else.

Or (unlikely, but possible) - a process has ended, but the system is still holding it on behalf of that process.



  • Close all applications (except Eclipse, of course) and try again.
  • This 1. doesn't work - try rebooting, open Eclipse and try again.

If that doesn't work - permissions should be a problem.

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There may be a problem with administrator rights.



Please start your IDE or run your code using command line as administrator, then it will delete the file easily.

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