cannot delete file, file system error (1026)?

[Buttface]

I cannot delete an mp3 file i copied across my network from my brothers comp. It keeps giving me this error (check subject). Ive tried deleting it from my comp through from my brothers comp but to no avail. Ive tried the microsoft site and found a page on it but no resolution. Please help as it is driving me mad!

[DrMDJ]

Take a look here for possible a resolution.

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[Buttface]

This is the microsoft page i looked at. I have 10 gig left on my drive and i have not used the undo move/delete because i haven't been able to delete it in the first place. Also, it doesn't say how to fix the network one which i think it is. Cheers anyway.

[maxximilian]

I don't know anything networking, but when I have a file that just refuses to go, I create a folder, drag the thing into it and delete the folder.

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[Buttface]

I cannot even move the file. It jsut gives me the same message except it replaces the delte word with move(sorry to state the obvious)

[DrMDJ]

What you may need to do is copy anything else "good" out of the directory this file is in (temporarily), then delete the directory. Then recreate the directory and move your other files back.

PS. Make sure the network connect between your borther's PC and your's is broken when doing this.

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[Buttface]

Its on the desktop. Is it still ok to do this?

[Rog]

Try this, right click on the file and select properties. Note the DOS shortname if the full name is longer than 7 letters.

Now restart in ms-dos mode

You should probably at the Windows directory, (if not, enter cd windows\desktop instead of cd desktop)

Now enter each line:

cd desktop
del filename


where filename is the DOS short name, if the file is longer than 7 letters (eg: filenam~1)

ctrl-alt-del to restart

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[DrMDJ]

If it's on the Desktop then DON'T delete that folder. Try what Rog suggested. DOS mode may enable you to delete it.

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[Buttface]

Things just got weirder. When i tried to delete it in dos it says file not found (i did a dir command to look for it so the filename is correct). When i did the dir it also says the file size (about 5.6Mb can't be precise). In windows when i right click and go to properties it doesn't have a size or a dos name or dos properties and when i tick any of the boxes (eg archive) and click on apply or ok it just resets to being unchecked. Eh?

[downtime]

Posted on this thread, got the thank you message, but it never showed up. Go to the desktop in windows explorer, right click the file and choose cut. It should be dimmed but still highlighted. Now go up to the toolbar, and hit delete.

[Rog]

You may have to include the extension to delete it from DOS. Try again using the name the dir command found, but include the extension if you didn't before.

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[Buttface]

still nothing. this sucks. keep up the good suggestions guys. Cheers for all the help and support.

[Buttface]

I don't mean to be rude but if u look a bit further up to my reply to when u first suggested it, it doesn't save the setting. if i click on apply the tick dissappears. if i click on ok and go back into the properties it is again unchecked. Very strange.

[wontboot]

Attributes?

If you set attrib +r // for read-only
...........attrib +s // for system file

then you will have much difficulty deleting the file until you reset the attributes to:

attrib -r -s filename

If this still does not work, open the file with a disk-editor, and set all bytes in file to zero. This effectivly kills the file. In fact, DOS had an external command called kill that would write zero's to every data_byte in the file.

If that does not work, then there is something non-congruent with your File Allocation Table and data on hd*. Having difficulty changing any other files on your HD was support this clause.


Good luck,

wontboot

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