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| Thread ID: 33254 | 2003-05-12 01:59:00 | Corrupt files on NTFS drive under WinXP Pro | Graham Petrie (449) | Press F1 |
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| 143333 | 2003-05-12 01:59:00 | Hi, I had a folder containing 15-odd mp3 files. I "moved" these files to another location, and the computer hung for a few seconds during the copy. Afterwards I checked the new copies of the files and they were fine. The original copies however were still in the old folder. I then tried to delete the old files, but I receieved an access denied message stating nother program was trying to access the files. The files have a zero file length. I cannot delete these files no matter what I try. I have tried to delete them from a command prompt, and by booting to the XP recvery disk (Full disk not OEM copy) with no luck. I thought of booting to Linux, but without a current Linux installation, and no immediate desire for one on this machine at the moment, I cannot try from there although KNOPPIX did recognise the files, but being the PCWorld CD trial, it cannot modify the files. Norton SystemWorks cannot access the files either to try and fix them, and a scan disk is no help - finds no error (on XP Norton uses XP's own utility to scan the disc). I cannot even use a permanent file deletion utility do remove the files as again it cannot access them. Any ideas on how to remove these fil;es from my hard disk without a reformat?? Cheers G P |
Graham Petrie (449) | ||
| 143334 | 2003-05-12 02:04:00 | I've had the same problem too a while ago, and somewhere along the ways, whenever I did a reboot, not neccessarily the very next one, I got a sort of a blueish screen with a message saying file system needs to be checked for inconsistency. And this has cleared them, but all situations are different and there must be a way to do it without reformatting. | jerry_23 (3745) | ||
| 143335 | 2003-05-12 02:04:00 | wot about booting in safe mode and trying a delete? | dataseeker2000 (564) | ||
| 143336 | 2003-05-12 02:08:00 | Okay, a couple of things for you: Linux and NTFS - Right now they dont mix... If you've got RedHat installed, or several other rpm supporting distro's, then you can get READ-ONLY access to NTFS partitions, this due to the fact that R/W access is still under development and they state there is a high chance of it corrupting your files. If you're hoping to boot from Knoppix - dont bother.. It wouldnt let me install the NTFS rpm file, so that idea for me went out the window a while back.. come to think of it, it wont let me install any rpms.. even when Im root? Next - You may have saved those files to an 'All Users' folder or something similar, and so you HAVE to have Admin rights for it if it is. Second, reboot into Safe Mode and see if you can delete it from there? Oh how I hope Radz see's this thread ;-) |
Chilling_Silently (228) | ||
| 143337 | 2003-05-12 03:06:00 | Was the move between partitions or physical disk, or in the same one? Nasty things can happen, depending on how the move is done. It's always safest to copy, check, then delete. If you are sure that the destination files are OK, have a look to see if you have shortcuts which refer to the old ones. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 143338 | 2003-05-12 21:35:00 | Thanks for the replies. I forgot to mention in my original post that I had tried deleting from safe mode with no luck. I have tried deleting from my account (Admin rights) and the System Administrator Account I had created with no luck. The files were moved within the same partition on the sam physical disc. (Simpe drag and drop within explorer). Destination files are definately OK and there should not be any shortcuts to the file but I will check. So still at square one... Any new ideas??? Thanks again. G P |
Graham Petrie (449) | ||
| 143339 | 2003-05-12 23:44:00 | Don't know if this will work, but make a backup copy (for safe keeping) of the folder that has the intact files. Then drag the original copy back to folder with the corrupt files. When you get the message about Confirm Folder Replacement - click "Yes for all". All going well the corrupt files will be overwritten. Then try deleting it. Worth a try at least :) Jen |
Jen C (20) | ||
| 143340 | 2003-05-13 01:55:00 | Have you tried running 'chkdsk /F' on the drive? Have you tried moving the files to a new folder prior to attempting to delete them? Have you tried using a 'dir /x' from the command line to get the 8.3 filename and deleting them using that? | BIFF (1) | ||
| 143341 | 2003-05-13 02:14:00 | > Have you tried running 'chkdsk /F' on the drive? Yes >Have > you tried moving the files to a new folder prior to > attempting to delete them? Yes >Have you tried using a > 'dir /x' from the command line to get the 8 . 3 > filename and deleting them using that? No, will give it a go tonight . Cheers, keep 'em coming . . . G P |
Graham Petrie (449) | ||
| 143342 | 2003-05-13 09:25:00 | Had exactly the same problem - what I did was to open explorer and choose the option to view 'extensions for known file types', then I renamed the files with a bogus 3 letter extension, accepted the standard warning about renaming extensions. The files were sucessfully renamed, and then I just sent them happly to the recycle bin. Cheers PF1 :-) |
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