re: Cannot delete file: Cannot read from the source file or disk.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at 6:17 pm
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Posted by DEX
(11807 messages posted)
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what's the name of the folder/file you are trying to remove and why do you want to
remove it ??
It maybe a system file folder and win2k maybe using it...so you can use the disk...
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On Monday, May 26, 2008 at 4:33 pm, Veng3r wrote:
>Hello!
>
>I am unable to delete a folder, please help. I am running windows 2000 professional
>SP4 and the folder is located on an external HDD connected by USB2.
>
>When I try to delete the folder I get the following message: "Cannot delete file:
>Cannot read from the source file or disk."
>
>When I look at the properties for the folder, the box that normally has the folder
>name in is just blank but the folder has a name when viewing in Windows Explorer.
>
>Where other normal folders have "Type: File Folder", the folder that won't delete
>shows "Type of File:" instead and this field is blank. Size shows as 0 bytes as
does
>size on disk. The folder has Created, Modified & Accessed attributes which are also
>blank. The properties tab gives me the option to change which program opens the
folder
>(the field is blank), but for example, if I choose to select that it opens with
explorer.exe
>and apply it, when i re-open the properties the field is blank again.
>
>If I try to apply a read-only attribute to the folder I get the following error
message:
>"An error occured applying attributed to the file: (shows location and name of folder).
>The system cannot find the file specified."
>
>I also cannot move the folder anywhere or rename the folder, if i try it gives the
>me same error: "Cannot delete file: Cannot read from the source file or disk." I
>can move & rename the folder that contains this folder but only within the external
>HDD, if I try to move or copy it elsewhere I get the same error: "Cannot delete
file:
>Cannot read from the source file or disk."
>
>I can create, delete and move files within the folder but i can't move the folder
>off the external disk or delete it?!?! It is not a system folder and was originally
>copied to the hard disk manually by myself. The drivers are upto date and I cannot
>delete it over the network either (yeah the network is set up correctly).
>
>All I want to do is delete the folder. Please Help!
>
>Thanks in advance.
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