I have a file that can't be deleted, its name is too long for the recycle bin and can't be deleted. When I tell it to just to skip it, when i tried to delet it in cmd it kept telling me the file didn't exist, when i try to manually delete it's folder, it gives me the error, cannot delete REALPR~1.jpg cannot find the specified file. when i try to delete the file itself it just makes a ding sound and doesn't move, i think it has something to do with indexing but it tells me that properties are unavailable for the file Im not sure what to do, i don't think its a virus, its only 40kb is size, but it is sure annoying having it there. Also when I try to move the folder out of DocumentsAndSettings it tells me that realpr~1.jpg can't be moved because the source and destination filename is the same, but i have no file with that name anywhere else on my computer

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it could be malware. try booting to "safe mode" with an administrator account; then you should be able to delete the file. in cases like this i find it helpful to have a second installation of windows 2000 on the computer. then i can just boot up to the second installation, and delete whatever files i want to in the first installation.


On Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 9:35 pm, Bob wrote:
>I have a file that can't be deleted, its name is too long for the recycle bin and
>can't be deleted.
>When I tell it to just to skip it, when i tried to delet it in cmd it kept telling
>me the file didn't exist, when i try to manually delete it's folder, it gives me
>the error, cannot delete REALPR~1.jpg cannot find the specified file.
>when i try to delete the file itself it just makes a ding sound and doesn't move,
>i think it has something to do with indexing but it tells me that properties are
>unavailable for the file
>Im not sure what to do, i don't think its a virus, its only 40kb is size, but it
>is sure annoying having it there. Also when I try to move the folder out of DocumentsAndSettings
>it tells me that realpr~1.jpg can't be moved because the source and destination filename
>is the same, but i have no file with that name anywhere else on my computer

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always had good results deleting pesky Files like that using 'Unlocker' or 'Move 
On Boot'.

http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/moveonboot.html

there are mor of those Apps on the Snapfiles Website,but I usually had success with 
those I mentioned.

:)    werner
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Windows does have a file name limit, and I have had a couple mp3's I made that surpassed the limit, and I couldn't move them, delete them, or rename them. I just ended up booting to a linux Live Cd since I use them, and had a couple flavors to try and deleted the mp 3's that way.

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