How to delete Image form Folder which shown in picture box?

Rashid Khan

I have form where I can select Data to edit or delete. and picture shown on the form in picture box . trying to delete image so that user can upload new image. All time getting

The process cannot access the file '.....\601.jpg' because it is being used by another process.

tired so far: Image object set dispose on delete button. PictureBox set null.

try to closed the file but same issue

FileStream oFileStreamDec = new FileStream(imgpath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.ReadWrite, FileShare.Delete);

oFileStreamDec.Close();

sometime it delete file don;t know how but mostly giving error

can someone please helpme out from this

may be i m not clear in my word but please help

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Kailash Polai9y ago
1. ItemPic.ImageLocation = "your file path"
3. //to delete
4. FileInfo info = new FileInfo(ItemPic.ImageLocation);
5. if(info.Exists)
6. {
7. info.Delete();
8. }

Amit Gupta9y ago

@Rashid

Before deleting the image, fileStream must be closed otherwise it will throw exception.

try below snippet

For loading image in picurebox

var fs = File.OpenRead(path);
pictureBox1.Image = Image.FromStream(fs);
fs.Close();
//resize your image here

Deleting your picture

File.Delete(path);

Thats it, hope it helps :)

Rashid Khan9y ago

Thanks for the reply.

I have done all these things

Below Code on my form load event

if (File.Exists(ImagePath))

{

img = Image.FromFile(txtImgFile.Text);

img = Resize(img, 274, 232);

ItemPic.Image = img;

ImagePath = null;

btnRemoveImg.Visible = true;

}

private void btnRemoveImg_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

{

if (ItemMstId > 0)

{

string imgpath = txtImgFile.Text;

ItemPic.Image = null;

//ItemPic.Image.Dispose();

FileStream fs = File.OpenRead(imgpath);

System.IO.File.Delete(imgpath);

//File.Delete(imgpath);

// using (FileStream file = new FileStream(imgpath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.ReadWrite, FileShare.None))

// {

// file.Close();

// File.Delete(imgpath);

// }

}

ERROR: The process cannot access the file 'D:\ItemPics\601.jpg' because it is being used by another process.

i have tried all filestream or security.. and all.

Amit Gupta9y ago

While showing image in PictureBox control, it doesnot allow you to delete the file while previewing, you need to set the picturebox.Image=null then delete the file.

Also change the line from

FileStream oFileStreamDec = new FileStream(imgpath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.ReadWrite, FileShare.Delete);

FileStream fs = File.OpenRead(fileName);

so that, it reads the image as readonly, so that you have less used resource and free to delete the file.

Hope this helps !