Can’t delete, move or rename a (.flv) media file

Can’t delete, move or rename a (.flv) media file

May be the file that you’ve been deleting is still being used. You should first End the task from the task manager.
Press Control+Alt+Delete and the task manager will show up.
From there, under processes tab, locate the software of the player that you use to play the video file.
If you are using VLC player, then locate vlc.exe from the list, right click it and select “End Process”. Now try to delete again the flv file.

If you can’t still delete the file then you have to do it on safe mode of your computer. Most of the pc users are not familiar with safe mode. The main function of safe mode is to assist the users to troubleshoot any problem that concerns their operating system. Safe mode prepares your system to only execute less Windows components and drivers. By lessening running Windows components and drivers, it can help the user to determine any problem caused by a corrupt software or driver. With this you can maximize your capability to modify files including your computer’s file system.
Restart your computer and press F8 when booting.
From the configuration options, select start on “Safe mode”.
Right click the file and delete it.

If the message “Access Denied. Make sure the disk is not full or write protected” still displays then you have to disable the file write protection from your registry. This method is called modifying registry, it is a powerful procedure that will let you modify how your computer system works. This process has many purpose, you can maintain the effectiveness of your operating system as well as the security of it.

There are many ways to modify registry that we can do, and the one that we are going to do is to modify the security. Follow these guidelines:
Click start menu and click run from the list and type regedit.
Locate the folder of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlStorageDevicePolicies.
If StorageDevicePolicies is not present in the directory then you have to add it your self. You can download it in here.
Locate the add.bat that you have downloaded and double click it. It will add it self in the registry entry. If your are using OS above Windows XP then right click the add.bat and select “Run as administrator”.
 When already on the list, double click the WriteProtect on the right side and change the value from 1 to 0. Exit from the editor and reboot your system. Try to delete the file again which is write protected. You now be able to delete it because the write protection has been disabled already on your system.

Another method is to use WinRar application to delete the protected file. Download and Install WinRar if you don’t have it. Go to this site and search WinRar. Double click WinRar and browse for the file that you want to delete, right click and select delete.