How to delete shapefiles in QGIS without minimizing the QGIS window?
In the Browser it’s not possible to delete Shapefiles. In ArcMap you can delete Shapefiles easily within the Catalog. How can I delete Shapefiles in QGIS without minimizing the QGIS-Window, navigating to the folder on my computer, select all the files that belong to a Shapefile (shp, dbf, shx, prj, etc.) and delete it?
How to delete ArcGIS SR Lock ” lock file “?
ArcGIS sr.lock “LOCK file” how to delete? According to the above post the only way to delete these sr.lock files is to completely exit all ArcGIS programs. When attempting copy and paste of a recently used shapefile (with corresponding mxd closed) this error pops up: It will paste a portion of the shapefiles, but not all of them.
What does C mean in shapefile ArcGIS sr.lock?
The /c means continue even if there are errors (e.g. skip in-use lock files); /v = verify. /i means assume destination is a folder, not a file.
How to delete shapefiles that contain similar names?
Responding to the comment from @GermánCarrillo, you should enter the filename in full and then add a . at the end as shapefiles (in most cases atleast) end with different extensions after the .. So now there should be less chance of you deleting shapefiles which contain similar names.
How to delete shapefiles with qgsvectorfilewriter?
So QgsVectorFileWriter.deleteShapeFile (f) will work, once you have let go of the file which is still being used by shapelayer. The QgsVectorLayer is a wrapper around an OGR C++ call so the easiest way to dispose of it is to set it to None. should work.
Why do I get win error 32 on winerror?
PermissionError: [WinError 32] The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process: I have tried using QgsVectorFileWriter.deleteShapeFile (f) but that leaves the .shp and .dbf behind. I have also tried using os.remove for each individual file extension and that gives me the Win Error 32.
Is there a problem with the shapefile data?
Problem is, like most map data sourced from third parties, this Shapefile contains features and information outside of your area of interest – in fact, it contains geometry and attributes for every single US county. If you’ve ever downloaded a shapefile from the US Census Bureau’s website, you’ll find this is a common problem.
How do you delete a polygon in Photoshop?
Use the select tool (either select by rectangle or select by polygon) to select the features you want to delete. Then you can delete all of them by hitting the delete button on the tool bar. Use Edit > Select > Select Features by Polygon. Draw a polygon to surround the features you want deleted.
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