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I have a folder that contains files I have compiled in .NET (however this question could easily apply to a non-programmer's folder too, e.g. containing word documents or whatever.)
When I try to clear it out using the Command Prompt:
del /F /S *
Then I get an "Access is Denied" on a certain file. This is definitely not due to security so it must be a lock.
However when I use Cygwin I am able to delete it:
$ rm -r *
So what is Cygwin doing that is special. Can I emulate this some how from the regular command prompt?
By the way this happens enough times 100+ so that it isn't a fluke that the file got unlocked before I opened Cygwin. Definitely Cygwin is able to unlock it somehow but regular Command Prompt cannot do it.
Martin Capodici
Posted 2014-01-08T00:17:04.763
Reputation: 111
It could be due to security. Are you running the Windows command prompt as administrator? That might be significant, depending on the files you are trying to delete. – toryan – 2014-01-08T00:28:57.140
Yes running Windows command prompt as admin. Would be interesting to know what cygwin does differently under the bonnet. Maybe it goes in at a lower level to delete the file. – Martin Capodici – 2014-01-28T02:53:02.850