Cannot delete .mkv file
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 2:04 pm
I compressed a de-crypted dvd using H.264 and AC3 passthrough and the mkv container. I read elswhere on this site that the output file plays better if run through mkvmerge to add cues, so I did this. The result worked fine. As I no longer needed the initial mkv file that Handbrake had produced I tried to delete it. I received an error message saying that the file could not be deleted because it was in use by another program. As far as I could see nothing was using the file so I re-booted the pc and tried again to delete the file, but with the same result. Windows task manager said there were no apps running so I started closing processes and eventually managed to send the file to the recycle bin. Even then I could not get rid of it: when I tried to empty the recycle bin I received another error message saying the file was (still) in use. I eventually got rid of it, but only after closing down most of the running processes on my pc. In case this was some isolated bug I repeated the exercise with the same result. This is a really great piece of software, but I don't want to fill up my hard drive with files I can't remove! Any ideas?
Environment: windows
HB Version: 0.9.1
Started with Preset: normal
Then I changed:
Destination file type to mkv
Audio encoder to AC3
Turbo 1st pass unchecked
Architecture: Intel Core2Duo
Computer Info: 2.93GHz, 4Gb RAM, 100Gb HardDrive Space Left
Operating System: XP (SP2)
Intended Player/Device: Windows Media Centre
Intended viewing environment: HD Projector
Environment: windows
HB Version: 0.9.1
Started with Preset: normal
Then I changed:
Destination file type to mkv
Audio encoder to AC3
Turbo 1st pass unchecked
Architecture: Intel Core2Duo
Computer Info: 2.93GHz, 4Gb RAM, 100Gb HardDrive Space Left
Operating System: XP (SP2)
Intended Player/Device: Windows Media Centre
Intended viewing environment: HD Projector