Deleting a file of 50 GB

I have a 50 GB avi file that takes a long time to remove.  I searched the web for solutions, but nothing helped.

Any ideas?

Yes I did, and it did not work.   However, I found that by restarting the computer in safe mode, I could delete the file in a blink of an eye by using SHIFT + DELETE.

Thanks for your reply.

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