Folder half there?

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On XP Professional, I have a folder that I can't delete. The error
message I get is as follows:-
"Can't delete file : Cannot read from the file or disk ."
Checkdisc has been run with no effect.
Any Ideas.


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Hi

That error message can mean that the file/folder isn't there - it's already
been deleted. Have you tried deleting the folder from a command prompt?

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"Oldster" <jonathan.bartrum@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> On XP Professional, I have a folder that I can't delete. The error
> message I get is as follows:-
> "Can't delete file : Cannot read from the file or disk ."
> Checkdisc has been run with no effect.
> Any Ideas.
>
>
> ---
> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> Version: 6.0.774 / Virus Database: 521 - Release Date: 07/10/2004
>

 

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Yes, I've tried various methods of deletion, and always end up with the
same message. As to whether the folder has already been deleted, it persists
over system loads, and, by the way, it does NOT contain "system" files. I
have in fact cured the problem, but only by going back to an old archive of
the partition! I'd like to know of a "real" solution if there is one!!




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Hi

That error message turne up here sometimes when I try and access a
file/folder that has already been deleted. That's the only time I've seen
it.

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MVP - Windows Shell/User
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"Oldster" <jonathan.bartrum@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:OP7KEf2rEHA.3252@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Yes, I've tried various methods of deletion, and always end up with the
> same message. As to whether the folder has already been deleted, it
> persists over system loads, and, by the way, it does NOT contain "system"
> files. I have in fact cured the problem, but only by going back to an old
> archive of the partition! I'd like to know of a "real" solution if there
> is one!!
>
>
>
>
> ---
> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> Version: 6.0.774 / Virus Database: 521 - Release Date: 07/10/2004
>