1. Problem deleting file
- Posted by euman at bellsouth.net
Apr 19, 2002
Hello all,
I have a problem file that I cant seem to get rid of.
the files name is "___" no extension and is (0) bytes.
I cant delete it from Windows or Dos and it doesnt
even show up in Dos as a file at all.
Anyone have a clue?
Euman
euman at bellsouth.net
...if the US Government were ever to get really serious about Internet
security, the top players in Microsoft's management hierarchy would find
themselves handcuffed, blindfolded, led onto a tarmac within some obscure
Air Force base, and shot.
-- Thomas C Greene (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/23223.html)
Bombs burst in air and the rocket red glare.......
Hope this keeps the pricks in charge of spying on the common man a bit of extra
work.
2. Re: Problem deleting file
- Posted by rforno at tutopia.com
Apr 19, 2002
Hi Euman!
Go to DOS, to the directory in which the file is located, then type:
attrib -h ____
and then
del ____
----- Original Message -----
From: <euman at bellsouth.net>
To: "EUforum" <EUforum at topica.com>
Subject: Problem deleting file
>
> Hello all,
>
> I have a problem file that I cant seem to get rid of.
> the files name is "___" no extension and is (0) bytes.
> I cant delete it from Windows or Dos and it doesnt
> even show up in Dos as a file at all.
>
> Anyone have a clue?
>
> Euman
> euman at bellsouth.net
>
> ...if the US Government were ever to get really serious about Internet
> security, the top players in Microsoft's management hierarchy would find
> themselves handcuffed, blindfolded, led onto a tarmac within some obscure
> Air Force base, and shot.
> -- Thomas C Greene (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/23223.html)
> Bombs burst in air and the rocket red glare.......
> Hope this keeps the pricks in charge of spying on the common man a bit of
extra work.
>
>
>
>
3. Re: Problem deleting file
- Posted by euman at bellsouth.net
Apr 19, 2002
[Windows]
I use Powerdesk for Windows and its pretty powerfull.
I tried plain ol' Explorer
I used Ontracks fix-it utilities
I used McAee's Utilities
[Dos]
I tried deleting it with deltree.
I tried del on the directory that contains the file
I tried Norton 6 Disk tools for DOS and
[Caldera]
I also loaded Caldera DOS to see if it could get
rid of this file.
Hasnt gone anywhere....
Windows claims it to be a file of (0) length and -R +A -S -H
Euman
euman at bellsouth.net
4. Re: Problem deleting file
Can you rename it?
Can you delete it's parent directory?
Can you move it?
Can write to it?
----- Original Message -----
From: <euman at bellsouth.net>
To: "EUforum" <EUforum at topica.com>
Subject: Re: Problem deleting file
>
> [Windows]
> I use Powerdesk for Windows and its pretty powerfull.
> I tried plain ol' Explorer
> I used Ontracks fix-it utilities
> I used McAee's Utilities
>
> [Dos]
> I tried deleting it with deltree.
> I tried del on the directory that contains the file
> I tried Norton 6 Disk tools for DOS and
>
> [Caldera]
> I also loaded Caldera DOS to see if it could get
> rid of this file.
>
> Hasnt gone anywhere....
>
> Windows claims it to be a file of (0) length and -R +A -S -H
>
> Euman
> euman at bellsouth.net
>
>
>
>
5. Re: Problem deleting file
Mystery files usually clear themselves up after one of the following:
1) A reboot. In your case, even starting with a different OS didn't work, so
skip this :)
2) ScanDisk / Chkdsk. It's possible your mystery file is a glitch on your
hard disk. Bad data in a cluster, or worse a smear on the HD platter causing
it to be unreadable. Scanning the disk could fix it.
3) Defrag. This is the last sensible resort but is unlikely to try anything
ScanDisk hasn't already. Worth a try though.
Finally (and a little less seriously) there are two courses of action if
none of these work:
a) Format and reinstall the OS... :(
b) Ignore the file ;)
HTH,
Carl
