MartMart KiX Supporter
Registered: 2002-03-27
Posts: 4673
Loc: The Netherlands
This is kinda tricky imho. Deleting files that are in use can cause weird system behavior. The files are in use for a reason. The current functionality to postpone the removal of the file until the next reboot is much safer imho.
This is juts my view and personal opinion on this suggestion.
NTDOCNTDOC Administrator
Registered: 2000-07-28
Posts: 11625
Loc: CA
Originally Posted By: apronk
zap deletes files currently in use, no matter which they are and no reboot required ever!
Well would have to disagree with that as I've used the tool and a couple other like it in the past and there are files that can not be killed while in memory by this or any of the other utils I tried.
Though blindly doing this in a script could be very problematic. Even being used as a script to remove spyware can actually cause the entire box to freeze and then on reboot the same file you were trying to remove will be back again.
Not that it could not have a purpose so not saying not to have it but overall the /P switch (IMHO) would often be a better choice.
Arend_Arend_ MM club member
Registered: 2005-01-17
Posts: 1896
Loc: Hilversum, The Netherlands
Of course there are exceptions, but one can even use zap.exe to zap zap.exe Anyway it's handy functionality and shouln't be subject to public use politics.
Anyway it's handy functionality and shouln't be subject to public use politics.
