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can't delete a file, name too long
Name: tom6133 Date: February 18, 2006 at 08:33:42 Pacific OS: windows 2000 professional CPU/Ram: 128 Product: HP Pavillion 6475z
Comment:
I downloaded a song and evidently the file name is too long. I can't delete it, open it, rename it or access its properties. Msg tells me the file can't be found or the name is too long. Anyone know how I delete it?? Thanks
Name: Rambler Date: February 18, 2006 at 16:26:14 Pacific
Reply:
I had a similar problem a while ago - I seem to recall that deleting it in a command window worked, using the short 8.3 name.
If the filename is say, thisisalongfilename.mp3, the short name would be the first 6 chars followed by ~1 (~ is a tilde), in this case thisis~1.mp3
A couple of later occurences were fixed using a Norton DiskDoctor scan.
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Response Number 2
Name: tom6133 Date: February 24, 2006 at 07:22:13 Pacific
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Rambler, I tried your suggestion but the file would not delete. I can see it in DOS as a file but when I try to delete it it says it can't find it. I'll look into Norton next
......any other suggestions???
Tom.........
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Response Number 3
Name: USAF.Angel Date: March 16, 2006 at 21:22:24 Pacific
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Bring your DOS window up (Command Prompt - XP) and find the folder that the image is in. If it's the only image in the folder, this is the best way to do it.
Use the command 'erase *.jpg' (if it's a JPG), which basically erases all JPG files in the folder that you're currently in. Has worked for every file I've had like that.
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