unload and delete files

Can you show the code that you are using currently. Are all your streams to all  your files closed ?

here is a part of the code where I'm loading the images, stitching them and on the end deleting them...(or at least trying to)

           DirectoryInfo fileInfo = new DirectoryInfo(Transfer_Data.Directory + "\\Buffer");
            FileInfo[] bmpInfo = fileInfo.GetFiles("*.bmp");
            int side = Convert.ToInt32(Math.Sqrt(bmpInfo.Length));

            Image[] images = new Image[bmpInfo.Length];
            for (int index = 0; index < bmpInfo.Length; index++)
            {
                images[index] = Image.FromFile(Transfer_Data.Directory + "\\Buffer\\" + bmpInfo[index].Name);
            }

            Image newBmp = new Bitmap(width * side, height * side);
            //renderImg.renderedImageBox.Size = new Size(width * side, height * side);
            //renderImg.renderedImageBox.Image = newBmp;

            for (int i = 0; i < bmpInfo.Length; i++)
            {
                Image destBmp = newBmp; //renderImg.renderedImageBox.Image;
                Image srcBmp = images[i];
                int Y = (side - 1) - Convert.ToInt32(Math.Floor(Convert.ToDouble(i / side)));
                int X = i - (Convert.ToInt32(Math.Floor(Convert.ToDouble(i / side))) * side);

                Graphics graphics = Graphics.FromImage(destBmp);
                graphics.DrawImage(srcBmp, width * X, height * Y, srcBmp.Width, srcBmp.Height);

                newBmp = destBmp;
                //renderImg.renderedImageBox.Image = destBmp;
            }

            Image original = newBmp; //renderImg.renderedImageBox.Image;
            int resizedW = Convert.ToInt32(renderSetup.widthRes.Value);
            int resizedH = Convert.ToInt32(renderSetup.heightRes.Value);
            Image resized = new Bitmap(original, resizedW, resizedH);
            //renderImg.renderedImageBox.Image = resized;

            resized.Save(Transfer_Data.bmpFileName, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Bmp);

            string[] filePaths = Directory.GetFiles(Transfer_Data.Directory + "\\Buffer");
            foreach (string filePath in filePaths)
                File.Delete(filePath);

aha, so first I need to close the stream and then delete the files...?

yeah! you need to..coz otherwise the files will hv the lock.

thanks a lot

I think I'm doing something wrong. do I need to add your code before deleting the files?