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I have uninstalled chrome but can't delete it's files?

I'm trying to get rid of chrome so that I can reinstall. I have uninstalled, however when I try to delete all it's files, it tells me that the directory is being used by another process. I've tried checking task manager, downloading and running process explorer, but I'm none the wiser. I've also tried restarting my computer and force deleting it in CMD, but nothing has worked. It's strange. Anyone have any idea how to fix this? Thanks

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  • Joe
    Lv 7
    5 years ago
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    Chrome has some background tasks that are difficult to stop.

    Restart your computer in "Safe Mode", check Control Panel for things to uninstall, and then delete the files that are causing problems. You'll be able to do that from Safe Mode without a problem.

    Source(s): Been there, done that.
  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    That means a virus is running! Now try to delete the folder in safemode if you still can't then boot up Linux mint then find the folder and delete it.

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