# Can't delete files ...

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-delete-files/1010
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 4, 2004, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-delete-files/1010 "2004-05-04T15:42:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![je79ayps](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e0b2c6/32.png) [@je79ayps](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/je79ayps)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2004, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-delete-files/1010/1 "2004-05-04T15:42:48Z")

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After I've upgraded to 2.20 from 2.16 I can't delete files.

Not by the delete key or rightclick and delete. I've tried re-installing but same error.

Would be weird if other have this problem but what can I do?

[SquallLeonhart38\_Albumlist.ZIP](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/5/5599a50b2bfdfebe679b186976e58d2e32ab109c.ZIP) (33.6 KB)

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### Author: ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2004, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-delete-files/1010/2 "2004-05-04T16:12:43Z")

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Please do a forum search before posting. Your question is already answered [here](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/1001/1).

Best regards,  
~ Florian

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### Author: ![je79ayps](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e0b2c6/32.png) [@je79ayps](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/je79ayps)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2004, 7:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-delete-files/1010/3 "2004-05-04T19:01:56Z")

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Thanks, but still why doesn't it work when I rightclick and choose delete?

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### Author: ![Sebastian\_Mares](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/sebastian_mares/32/9285_2.png) [@Sebastian\_Mares](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sebastian_Mares)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2004, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-delete-files/1010/4 "2004-05-04T19:49:52Z")

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You have to press the CTRL key. This has been done because Florian received several messages where users complained that they accidentally deleted their whole music collection.

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### Author: ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-delete-files/1010/5 "2026-02-09T12:19:12Z")

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