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Thread ID: 115726	2011-02-01 01:20:00	Linux as a Windows file manager?	BBCmicro (15761)	Press F1

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1174187	2011-02-01 02:49:00	point your media player at the folder, NOT the drive Unfortunately I've got very little control over the (standalone, hardware) media player. As soon as I plug the HDD in, the media player starts indexing it, and it automatically drills down. It automatically plays a preview of the first video it finds in a little window in the file selection screen. (I see that Snorkbox is right - people want to solve the underlying problem and they need the background discussion. Me, I just want to know what's a suitable Linux boot disc)	BBCmicro (15761)
1174188	2011-02-01 02:53:00	Ubuntu Live CD. But then if you can't follow DOS commands which you have already been given then I do not think Linux ( any flavour ) will help.	Snorkbox (15764)
1174189	2011-02-01 03:01:00	Unfortunately I've got very little control over the (standalone, hardware) media player. As soon as I plug the HDD in, the media player starts indexing it, and it automatically drills down. It automatically plays a preview of the first video it finds in a little window in the file selection screen. (I see that Snorkbox is right - people want to solve the underlying problem and they need the background discussion. Me, I just want to know what's a suitable Linux boot disc) Whats is the is device?...model?	SolMiester (139)
1174190	2011-02-01 03:05:00	Ubuntu Live CD. But then if you can't follow DOS commands which you have already been given then I do not think Linux ( any flavour ) will help. Thanks for the warning - I will approach cautiously! Actually, I did follow the DOS commands and got to the last line (remove directory) and it said it wasn't empty. I tried to delete the offending file and it wouldn't let me (but the command seemed to work). At that point I decided it was a permission thing and went down that route. But once you have permissions sorted out you might as well delete the folder that way. And I did. I got one of the partitions totally clear (no Recycler or SVI). When I tried to do it to the other partition the procedure didn't work. And when I went back to the first partition it had recreated itself and I only got error messages from that point... But it's good to know there are knowledgeable DOS persons out there willing to help:)	BBCmicro (15761)
1174191	2011-02-01 03:21:00	Whats is the is device?...model? Probox PBR-500 Wholesaled by Anyware Was called something like 'fiivo' until Tivo threatened them and they changed the name to Probox Apparently made by the people who make MediaGate	BBCmicro (15761)
1174192	2011-02-01 09:43:00	Ubuntu Live CD Thanks for pointing me at this. I was skeptical at first because I thought I needed a boutique edition of Linux to give me an easy file manager GUI as befits my lack of DOS skills. But Ubuntu Live CD couldn't have been easier to use (for this particular purpose). I used the Ubuntu CD to delete SVI and Recycle from my external HDD, reconnected it to Windows and found that Ubuntu had put the deletions inside its own hidden folder called .trash-999 or something. Fortunately Windows allowed me to delete this, putting the deletion inside its own re-created Recycle bin, which I emptied. That was it. I had finally got rid of Windows system files from my external HDD. The external HDD wasn't damaged, it continued to work fine on Windows. (But it still doesn't work on my media player! I have now copied all the folders, one at a time, from the faulty external drive to an identical one. This one works. One difference between the two drives is that when I first connected them to Windows, a pop-up screen asked if I wanted to scan and fix (recommended). I said 'yes' on the drive that's causing trouble, and 'no' on the drive that works perfectly. They both work perfectly on Windows)	BBCmicro (15761)
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