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I have Win XP Home SP3. In one of the folders I'd like to delete, there is a
..png file, which, I suppose is corrupted: I cannot open it, rename or
delete. I rebooted in the Safe mode, tried to take ownership of this file to
no avail... It sits there unmovable.
Is there a way to delete a stubborn file that would not move?
Any suggestion is appreciated.
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Ilya Zeldes
Fort Myers, Florida
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ilyaz wrote:
[Quoted Text] > I have Win XP Home SP3. In one of the folders I'd like to delete,
> there is a .png file, which, I suppose is corrupted: I cannot open
> it, rename or delete. I rebooted in the Safe mode, tried to take
> ownership of this file to no avail... It sits there unmovable.
> Is there a way to delete a stubborn file that would not move?
> Any suggestion is appreciated.
http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/
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Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
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Shenan,
thanks for your suggestion. I downloaded Unlocker, but it "did not find any
handles" and was unable to perform either delete, move or rename this
file...
Anything else I may try?
Ilya
"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper[ at ]gmail.com> wrote in message
news:uAchrSBUJHA.5024[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
[Quoted Text] > ilyaz wrote: >> I have Win XP Home SP3. In one of the folders I'd like to delete, >> there is a .png file, which, I suppose is corrupted: I cannot open >> it, rename or delete. I rebooted in the Safe mode, tried to take >> ownership of this file to no avail... It sits there unmovable. >> Is there a way to delete a stubborn file that would not move? >> Any suggestion is appreciated. > > http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/> > -- > Shenan Stanley > MS-MVP > -- > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html>
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"ilyaz" <ilyaz33[ at ]hotmail.com> wrote in message
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[Quoted Text] > I have Win XP Home SP3. In one of the folders I'd like to delete, there is
a
> .png file, which, I suppose is corrupted: I cannot open it, rename or
> delete. I rebooted in the Safe mode, tried to take ownership of this file
to
> no avail... It sits there unmovable.
> Is there a way to delete a stubborn file that would not move?
> Any suggestion is appreciated.
>
>
If it's corrupted due to a logical drive error
open a command prompt then type
chkdsk /f
say "yes" when asked if you want to schedule chkdsk at the next boot
then reboot and let chkdsk run
any logical errors should be corrected
and the file should either be gone or else it should be deletable
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You might give this a try:
Start
Run
type cmd
It will default to the C: drive
If you need to change drives
type drive letter and a colon, i.e., changing to the D drive
d:
Now try typing
del and the file name.
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Don - Windows XP Pro® SP 3
Vancouver, USA
"ilyaz" <ilyaz33[ at ]hotmail.com> wrote in message
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[Quoted Text] > Shenan, > thanks for your suggestion. I downloaded Unlocker, but it "did not find > any handles" and was unable to perform either delete, move or rename this > file... > Anything else I may try? > > Ilya > > "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper[ at ]gmail.com> wrote in message > news:uAchrSBUJHA.5024[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> ilyaz wrote: >>> I have Win XP Home SP3. In one of the folders I'd like to delete, >>> there is a .png file, which, I suppose is corrupted: I cannot open >>> it, rename or delete. I rebooted in the Safe mode, tried to take >>> ownership of this file to no avail... It sits there unmovable. >>> Is there a way to delete a stubborn file that would not move? >>> Any suggestion is appreciated. >> >> http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/>> >> -- >> Shenan Stanley >> MS-MVP >> -- >> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way >> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html>> > >
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philo,
thanks a lot for your suggestion! It worked! Got rid of the file...
Appreciate your help!
Ilya
"philo" <philo[ at ]privacy.net> wrote in message
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[Quoted Text] >
> "ilyaz" <ilyaz33[ at ]hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:u1de5lAUJHA.4180[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> I have Win XP Home SP3. In one of the folders I'd like to delete, there
>> is
> a
>> .png file, which, I suppose is corrupted: I cannot open it, rename or
>> delete. I rebooted in the Safe mode, tried to take ownership of this file
> to
>> no avail... It sits there unmovable.
>> Is there a way to delete a stubborn file that would not move?
>> Any suggestion is appreciated.
>>
>>
>
>
> If it's corrupted due to a logical drive error
>
> open a command prompt then type
>
>
> chkdsk /f
>
> say "yes" when asked if you want to schedule chkdsk at the next boot
>
>
> then reboot and let chkdsk run
>
> any logical errors should be corrected
> and the file should either be gone or else it should be deletable
>
>
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Don,
as I said to philo, his suggestion helped, so I did not try your way. But
the next time I have such a problem, I'll try it.
Thanks for your input!
Ilya
"Don Schmidt" <Don Engineer[ at ]PNB.Retired_1987> wrote in message
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[Quoted Text] > You might give this a try: > > Start > Run > type cmd > > It will default to the C: drive > > If you need to change drives > > type drive letter and a colon, i.e., changing to the D drive > > d: > > Now try typing > > del and the file name. > > > -- > Don - Windows XP Pro® SP 3 > Vancouver, USA > > > "ilyaz" <ilyaz33[ at ]hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:%23VwKV7BUJHA.4744[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> Shenan, >> thanks for your suggestion. I downloaded Unlocker, but it "did not find >> any handles" and was unable to perform either delete, move or rename this >> file... >> Anything else I may try? >> >> Ilya >> >> "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper[ at ]gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:uAchrSBUJHA.5024[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>> ilyaz wrote: >>>> I have Win XP Home SP3. In one of the folders I'd like to delete, >>>> there is a .png file, which, I suppose is corrupted: I cannot open >>>> it, rename or delete. I rebooted in the Safe mode, tried to take >>>> ownership of this file to no avail... It sits there unmovable. >>>> Is there a way to delete a stubborn file that would not move? >>>> Any suggestion is appreciated. >>> >>> http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/>>> >>> -- >>> Shenan Stanley >>> MS-MVP >>> -- >>> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way >>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html>>> >> >> > >
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"ilyaz" <ilyaz33[ at ]hotmail.com> wrote in message
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[Quoted Text] > philo,
> thanks a lot for your suggestion! It worked! Got rid of the file...
> Appreciate your help!
> Ilya
>
Glad it worked and thanks for posting back
> "philo" <philo[ at ]privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:%23sF%23fMCUJHA.4916[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> >
> > "ilyaz" <ilyaz33[ at ]hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:u1de5lAUJHA.4180[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >> I have Win XP Home SP3. In one of the folders I'd like to delete, there
> >> is
> > a
> >> .png file, which, I suppose is corrupted: I cannot open it, rename or
> >> delete. I rebooted in the Safe mode, tried to take ownership of this
file
> > to
> >> no avail... It sits there unmovable.
> >> Is there a way to delete a stubborn file that would not move?
> >> Any suggestion is appreciated.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > If it's corrupted due to a logical drive error
> >
> > open a command prompt then type
> >
> >
> > chkdsk /f
> >
> > say "yes" when asked if you want to schedule chkdsk at the next boot
> >
> >
> > then reboot and let chkdsk run
> >
> > any logical errors should be corrected
> > and the file should either be gone or else it should be deletable
> >
> >
>
>
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