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For HDDs, you'll want to use a program called DBAN (Darik's Boot and Nuke) to wipe it. It's included in the Ultimate Boot CD, and you can make that a bootable USB instead by using Rufus. Source: almost 2 years ago
Someone below commented to use rufus. That tool is meant for flashing OS install images, but just using the format section should work fine. I use GParted's livecd, although that might be a bit overkill for a quick format. Source: almost 2 years ago
I would just download the ISO by itself. You don't really need the "assistant". Just mount the ISO with Rufus. Source: over 2 years ago
Maybe download the installers for Fedora & Tumbleweed and boot to the USB Drive you install the .iso file on to 'try' a distro first instead of destroying you current setup for the totally unknown world of linux. Use Rufus to create the bootable USB drive and HashTab to check the .iso files checksum. https://rufus.akeo.ie/. Source: almost 3 years ago
For HDDs, you'll want to use a program called DBAN (Darik's Boot and Nuke) to wipe it. It's included in the Ultimate Boot CD, and you can make that a bootable USB instead by using Rufus. Source: about 3 years ago
If you encounter an access denied or file in use, use a tool like lockhunter (https://lockhunter.com) to get rid of that DLL. Source: 10 months ago
Https://lockhunter.com/ give this free tool a shot. It should show you what's locking it. Source: about 1 year ago
I tried downloading an unlocker program to see if maybe any processes were stalling it, but not even that could remove the file. I'm completely at a loss. I could just ignore the file for the rest of my life, but I'd really rather not with how concerningly broken it is. Source: about 1 year ago
If you have write access to that filesystem... Maybe there are open files or folders, something is keeping it in use Try rebooting, or you can try LockHunter: LockHunter is a free 64/32 bit tool to delete files blocked by any processes. Source: about 1 year ago
If it isn't that, here's this neat tool you can use to nuke processes using files and folders. Source: over 1 year ago
Balena Etcher - Flash OS images to SD cards & USB drives, safely and easily.
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Wise Force Deleter - Delete Any File That Windows Can’t Delete.
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