Expert: Amy - 10/13/2006

Question
Hi Amy

I need to free up some space on my Windows XP PC and everytime I try to delete .ai files from my Recycle Bin it says they are in use, but they aren't. If you could solve this it would be much appreciated!

Thanks

Ellie

Answer
Hi Ellie,

If you have Acrobat open, close it. Sometimes that's the case.

But I'm going to guess that this is just a problem file.

When this happens to me, I move the file from the recycle bin back to my desktop and use this utility to get rid of them.

http://www.download.com/3000-2094-10491692.html

It's called move on boot. It's free. You basically mark the offending file for deletion and the next time you reboot, it will be gone. Note: After installing this, you will be able to right click on a file to select it for deletion.

Hope this helps!
Amy