Cannot Delete files

Original Message

Name: Speakersrock
Date: December 22, 2007 at 09:07:32 Pacific
Subject: Cannot Delete files
OS: Windows 2000 server
CPU/Ram: n/a
Model/Manufacturer: n/a

Comment:

Hi there,
On one of my servers I have some files and folders which got unasigned from pretty much anyone when I updated some stuff on it.
They are motly not owned by anyone, and I cannot delete them without going through each file and folder (there a several hundred) and asigning an owner, and then asigning my accout permssons to read and delete each one. Obviousaly, I am not going to sit down and do that to all several hundred files.
I have tried deleting them in safe mode, using the 'system' account.
Does anyone know how I could get rid of these files easily and for free!?

Many Thanks.
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Response Number 1

Name: mavis007
Date: December 22, 2007 at 11:38:58 Pacific
Subject: Cannot Delete files

Reply: (edit)

http://www.diskcleaners.com/#deletedr
Grrrr
wat do I know?
... got brain freeze

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Response Number 2

Name: Speakersrock
Date: December 24, 2007 at 09:26:08 Pacific
Subject: Cannot Delete files

Reply: (edit)

Thanks, But that is unable to rember the offending files either!....or the 'remove and next boot' function isn't working

Sorry for delay in posting back.
Any more ideas please!?
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Response Number 3

Name: mavis007
Date: December 24, 2007 at 10:30:02 Pacific
Subject: Cannot Delete files

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... " k "
http://www.killbox.net/
Grrrr
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Response Number 4

Name: Speakersrock
Date: December 24, 2007 at 10:46:36 Pacific
Subject: Cannot Delete files

Reply: (edit)

Thanks for that..I'll give it a go and post back!
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Response Number 5

Name: Speakersrock
Date: December 28, 2007 at 03:54:21 Pacific
Subject: Cannot Delete files

Reply: (edit)

Right, still no luck. And when I press to do a delete at reboot, nothing actually happens.
Is this right?
Is there anything else I can do!? - I really need these files deleted now!
Cheers.
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Response Number 6

Name: mavis007
Date: December 28, 2007 at 09:20:18 Pacific
Subject: Cannot Delete files

Reply: (edit)

... hmmm
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...
Grrrr
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... got brain freeze

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Response Number 7

Name: Speakersrock
Date: January 1, 2008 at 06:00:46 Pacific
Subject: Cannot Delete files

Reply: (edit)

Ok, sorry for delay in responce.
I tried that - and it looks like it should work..But under each thing it tries to delete it says;
Access Denied.
I guess this is a rights issue?
What else can I do!?
Cheers.

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Response Number 8

Name: mavis007
Date: January 1, 2008 at 15:24:51 Pacific
Subject: Cannot Delete files

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... hmmm tricky is'nt this?
you might have to create a "bat" file to remove the attributes from those many files.
... might be best booting from CD.
... a Dos utliity that will do it for you even better.

Attrib /?
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Response Number 9

Name: mavis007
Date: January 1, 2008 at 15:41:30 Pacific
Subject: Cannot Delete files

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... this might help:
http://www.nmia.com/~raster/locate.zip

... Happy New Year
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Response Number 10

Name: Speakersrock
Date: January 2, 2008 at 04:05:10 Pacific
Subject: Cannot Delete files

Reply: (edit)

Thnaks for help,
I'll take a look at both those in a min, and post back
Thanks.
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