How to remove a folder from the desktop?

There are times when one day a folder appears on the desktop that cannot be deleted. Many have encountered such a problem, especially often users of stationary personal computers complain about it. This problem can be caused by computer viruses that can be picked up on the Internet. Also, any directory may be occupied by third-party processes. If closing all applications and re-uninstalling does not help, then you will have to find other solutions. How to remove a folder from the desktop? We will discuss the most important nuances of this matter.

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How to remove undeletable?

There are five different approaches to solving this problem:

• Reboot a personal computer.
• Checking the operating system for viruses.
• Get into the settings of the directory itself.
• Using third-party utilities.

Let's try to deal with this situation, giving each of the methods a little time.

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Windows reboot

You have collected to delete the annoying folder, but the system says that it cannot perform the delete operation for any reason.

Important! Most often, files from this folder are simply occupied by a program or process that is running in the background.

Since most new users do not know how to kill processes, let's talk about rebooting, which will help remove the folder from the desktop:

• You can simply reboot through the Start menu. This method will save all the documents in which you conducted the work.
• You can save all the data yourself and use the forced reboot that occurs by pressing the Reset key.

After these steps, you must try to delete the folder again. Then use our separate instructions to organize the entire screen space in the most convenient way for you. Go to the articles:

• How to design a desktop?
• How to make desktop shortcuts smaller?

If the actions did not lead to the desired result, then try to get acquainted with other methods.

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How to complete the process?

If the reboot does not help, and you still want to get to the truth, then try to check all running applications at the moment. Suppose that you decided to uninstall Skype, but do not want to do this in standard ways, but are trying to delete the entire contents of the root directory folder.

It is best to follow such instructions for this situation in order to remove the folder from the desktop:

1. Open “My Computer” and go to local drive C.
2. Go to the “Programm Files” folder and find the Skype directory.
3. Call up the task manager by pressing Ctrl, Alt and Delete at the same time.
4. Go to the “Processes” tab and find skype.exe there.
5. Highlight the application and click “End Process."
6. We confirm our actions in the next window, again try to get rid of the folder.

Important! From time to time, each user gets bored with the appearance of the screen. Changing the picture is very easy. Read about very simple ways and interesting options in our separate publication. "How to make an animated desktop?".

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Malware

How to remove a folder from the desktop if there are no active processes? Another reason is the presence of malware on your device. Quite often, viruses can become an obstacle to the uninstall procedure. You can grab such good on the Internet and even infect a USB flash drive.

How to delete files after such unwanted intervention? It is worth trying to use antivirus:

1. Open your antivirus and scan the drive.
2. Review the analysis results and clean the system if it needs it.
3. Restart your PC and try deleting the folder again.

Important! If your software does not cope with this task, it makes sense to install a really high-quality utility. You will find information on the most popular options for today in the article. "Antiviruses for the computer".

Perhaps these manipulations will help you deal with the problem. But what if the folder is not deleted from the flash drive?

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External storage

You can try to format the media in order to get rid of this annoying problem.

Important! Formatting leads to the complete deletion of data from the drive, remember this.

Operating procedure:

1. Right-click on the USB flash drive and select “Format”.
2. A context menu with the procedure settings should open before you. Choose the default FAT 32 file system, then the contents of your flash drive can be read by any computer.
3. For better cleaning, uncheck “Quick cleaning”.
4. Run the process, wait for the result.

There are also cases when file system settings come into play, which you also need to be able to understand.

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Set up the directory

This technique is very convenient for working with network folders. In other words, several computers are connected on a single network. The administrator creates one or more general directories on which certain “access rights” are imposed, and these rights are obtained as follows:

1. Go to the folder properties and go to the "Security" section.
2. Select “Advanced” and familiarize yourself with the group of users who may make changes.
3. Give access to the desired computer and delete the unnecessary directory.

Important! If you have information stored on your PC that you often use, but it should not catch the eye of other users of your computer, it is not necessary to try to hide it with complex actions.

Follow the very easy path - make a transparent folder on your desktop.

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Using third-party applications and programs

If there are still no results, then it remains to resort to third-party utilities with a good reputation. You can use the Unlocker program.

Important! It is in absolutely free access on the official website of the developer.

To do the following:

1. Open the software and find the folder you are fighting with. You can consider the action on the example of the same skype.
2. Select all active processes that are involved and click “kill process”. This simple way will help get rid of other folders, programs and applications.

Important! The Windows operating system will not resist removal if there are no viruses or background applications on your device.

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Stock footage

Perhaps some will say that this is a way for the lazy. Here you can argue, because you have already allocated a place to store the utility. If you look on the other hand, then almost all programs are initially installed in Programm Files. How to remove a folder from the desktop? If you follow all of the above tips, then this question will not cause you any difficulties. Nobody forbids you to use any other known software.