cannot delete file
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Original Message
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Name: Russell
Date: February 15, 2002 at 12:17:53 Pacific
Subject: cannot delete file |
Comment: I have a folder that's empty that cannot be deleted. It's in my documents. When I try to delete the folder I get - Cannot delete file: Cannot read from the source file or disk - How can I delete this? When I try to click on it, it says that the folder has been removed. It won't let me paste anything into it either, nor rename the folder. ?????
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Response Number 1
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Name: onlooker
Date: February 15, 2002 at 12:45:46 Pacific
Subject: cannot delete file
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Reply: (edit)What is the name of the folder? Did you create this folder?
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Response Number 2
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Name: Russell
Date: February 15, 2002 at 13:13:02 Pacific
Subject: cannot delete file |
Reply: (edit)FrontPage created the folder when I was playing around with it. I think maybe I deleted the files inside the folder but not sure. It won't let me do anything to the folder.
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Response Number 4
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Name: Russell
Date: February 15, 2002 at 18:51:36 Pacific
Subject: cannot delete file |
Reply: (edit)The file name is Russell's Links...... For some reason I put a bunch of dots after my name. Any suggestions on how to make it delete.
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Response Number 5
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Name: onlooker
Date: February 15, 2002 at 20:57:23 Pacific
Subject: cannot delete file
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Reply: (edit)Right-click on the file, go to Properties. If the Read-only box is checked (at the bottom of the properties dialog box), uncheck it. Then try deleting the file again. Let me know what happens.
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Response Number 6
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Name: russell
Date: February 15, 2002 at 22:15:26 Pacific
Subject: cannot delete file |
Reply: (edit)No, it wasn't read only. When i tried to share it, it gave me that message. I wouldn't let me put a share on it. ???
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Response Number 8
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Name: Meacher
Date: July 16, 2002 at 08:41:06 Pacific
Subject: cannot delete file
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Reply: (edit)This works for me.
When a reboot doesn't do the trick (clear MEM)go to the old friend, "the DOSPrompt"
Goto the directory and use the "Del [filename] /P" command. If, for some odd reason this is not playing ball use the "Erase [filename] /P" command instead. That should get rid of the pesky file!
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