sjbibb
December 5th 03, 01:57 AM
I TO HAVE DOWNLOADED FILES THAT WOULD NOT DELETE AT TIMES
AN I HAVE A OLDER COPY OF BC wipe that I use to get rid
of them. Bc wipe is a program that is used to completly
wipe info from your computer. You can install it then
right click on a file or folder in windows explorer then
wipe just that file or folder. When I have a file that
will not erase I do the above and as soon as be wipe
starts showing that it is deleting the file I stop it and
the file is gone or if I have the time I just let it keep
going until the file is wiped. I have not used the
latest version to do since it has a time limit of thirty
days but you could go to http://www.jetico.com/ and
download it and try it.
here is also another site with how to delete file.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_d.htm#del
>-----Original Message-----
>I am having two similar issues, and if I can figure one
>out, I might be able to figure out the other.
>
>a while back, I had a file that I couldn't delete. At
>first, it said it was in use (nothing I could find was
>using it, it was a file that I had downloaded, and
didn't
>install, didn't view, etc.) After much fiddling with
it,
>it somehow became a directory. Since this time, I have
>managed to 'stash' it in the recycler (tho still not
>delete it - doesn't even show up in the recycle bin). I
>have tried everything...changing the properties so it
>isn't read-only, I have tried renaming it (not
possible),
>moving it, deleting it...same error. I have even gone
>into MSDos prompt, and tried deleting it that way,
>changing permissions, etc. Nothing.
>
>Then, yesterday, I got another similar file.
>Undeleteable. No matter what I do, it won't let me
delete
>it. The twist with this one, is that once I try to
access
>it (rename, move, delete, etc) my CPU useage rockets up
to
>100%, and stays that way until a reboot. Other
processes
>run, but anything they give up in resources, are stolen
by
>explorer.
>
>The only thing I can think of in common with these two
>files, is that they are/were both video files (avi's I
>think, but I could be wrong), and they have 'funny'
>names. One was really long with lots of spaces, and the
>other hand funky (non-english I'm guessing) characters.
>
>How on earth do I get these deleted. They are quit
large
>(almost 700M each), and I would really like my HD space
>back.....no to mention the fact that it just doesn't sit
>well with me that I can't remove a file that I put there
>in the first place.
>
>Any help is appreciated. If possible, please e-mail
>responses, and I don't often check in here. Thanx.
>
>--
>Pauline
>.
>
AN I HAVE A OLDER COPY OF BC wipe that I use to get rid
of them. Bc wipe is a program that is used to completly
wipe info from your computer. You can install it then
right click on a file or folder in windows explorer then
wipe just that file or folder. When I have a file that
will not erase I do the above and as soon as be wipe
starts showing that it is deleting the file I stop it and
the file is gone or if I have the time I just let it keep
going until the file is wiped. I have not used the
latest version to do since it has a time limit of thirty
days but you could go to http://www.jetico.com/ and
download it and try it.
here is also another site with how to delete file.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_d.htm#del
>-----Original Message-----
>I am having two similar issues, and if I can figure one
>out, I might be able to figure out the other.
>
>a while back, I had a file that I couldn't delete. At
>first, it said it was in use (nothing I could find was
>using it, it was a file that I had downloaded, and
didn't
>install, didn't view, etc.) After much fiddling with
it,
>it somehow became a directory. Since this time, I have
>managed to 'stash' it in the recycler (tho still not
>delete it - doesn't even show up in the recycle bin). I
>have tried everything...changing the properties so it
>isn't read-only, I have tried renaming it (not
possible),
>moving it, deleting it...same error. I have even gone
>into MSDos prompt, and tried deleting it that way,
>changing permissions, etc. Nothing.
>
>Then, yesterday, I got another similar file.
>Undeleteable. No matter what I do, it won't let me
delete
>it. The twist with this one, is that once I try to
access
>it (rename, move, delete, etc) my CPU useage rockets up
to
>100%, and stays that way until a reboot. Other
processes
>run, but anything they give up in resources, are stolen
by
>explorer.
>
>The only thing I can think of in common with these two
>files, is that they are/were both video files (avi's I
>think, but I could be wrong), and they have 'funny'
>names. One was really long with lots of spaces, and the
>other hand funky (non-english I'm guessing) characters.
>
>How on earth do I get these deleted. They are quit
large
>(almost 700M each), and I would really like my HD space
>back.....no to mention the fact that it just doesn't sit
>well with me that I can't remove a file that I put there
>in the first place.
>
>Any help is appreciated. If possible, please e-mail
>responses, and I don't often check in here. Thanx.
>
>--
>Pauline
>.
>