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Cannot delete files in "public" folder
Using an older (4-year old) desktop running XP Home . . . just
recently the free space on the hard drive plummeted to less than 1G. To see what was up I used my favorite treemap program (SequoiaView) and noted that there were a couple gig worth of large video files in "C:\Documents and Settings\{username}\NetHood\newpc". ("newpc" is the name of this computer, given to it when it was first set up.) SequoiaView does not provide for deleting files . . . and when I try to access these files using that path in Windows Explorer, they're not even visible. I do have "Display the contents of system folders" and "Show hidden files and folders" checked, and "Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)" unchecked. Finally, I tried navigating to these files using a command window. They are visible there, but when I enter the delete command they still remain visible using "dir". There are two users on this PC; this behavior is consistent for both. What else should I be trying? Thanks - |
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Cannot delete files in "public" folder
"Dazed" wrote in message
... Using an older (4-year old) desktop running XP Home . . . just recently the free space on the hard drive plummeted to less than 1G. To see what was up I used my favorite treemap program (SequoiaView) and noted that there were a couple gig worth of large video files in "C:\Documents and Settings\{username}\NetHood\newpc". ("newpc" is the name of this computer, given to it when it was first set up.) SequoiaView does not provide for deleting files . . . and when I try to access these files using that path in Windows Explorer, they're not even visible. I do have "Display the contents of system folders" and "Show hidden files and folders" checked, and "Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)" unchecked. Finally, I tried navigating to these files using a command window. They are visible there, but when I enter the delete command they still remain visible using "dir". There are two users on this PC; this behavior is consistent for both. What else should I be trying? Thanks - Try booting into Safe Mode & delete from there. Regards Mike. |
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Cannot delete files in "public" folder
Boot from a Bart PE or Linux System Rescue CD you can delete anything you
like. -- Randem Systems Your Installation Specialist The Top Inno Setup Script Generator http://www.randem.com/innoscript.html http://www.rndem.com/installerproblems.html http://www.randem.com/vistainstalls.html http://www.financialtrainingservices.org "Dazed" wrote in message ... Using an older (4-year old) desktop running XP Home . . . just recently the free space on the hard drive plummeted to less than 1G. To see what was up I used my favorite treemap program (SequoiaView) and noted that there were a couple gig worth of large video files in "C:\Documents and Settings\{username}\NetHood\newpc". ("newpc" is the name of this computer, given to it when it was first set up.) SequoiaView does not provide for deleting files . . . and when I try to access these files using that path in Windows Explorer, they're not even visible. I do have "Display the contents of system folders" and "Show hidden files and folders" checked, and "Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)" unchecked. Finally, I tried navigating to these files using a command window. They are visible there, but when I enter the delete command they still remain visible using "dir". There are two users on this PC; this behavior is consistent for both. What else should I be trying? Thanks - |
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