undeletable desktop icons

loy · Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 217

I tried downloading this one file form download.com, and did it after a few snags. However, after the file was saved to a folder where I wanted to store it, an other, blank file with the same name was saved to desktop as an icon. When I try to delete it, or even move it, I'm told it's in used by another application so I can't do it. Could someone please explain what's this all about?

ronni · Joined: 06 Nov 2004 Posts: 43

Weird. My guess would be that the web service that performed the download created that temp file and got stuck on it, instead of deleting it. You should be able to break this by disconnecting from your internet service. Try deleting after that.

Also, maybe this link will be of interest to you: http://www.snapfiles.com/get/moveonboot.html

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