undeletable file

Also run this command on the file

attrib -s -h -r TheFile

Are this files reside in one folder, if yes what u can do is try to take an ownership for this folder under administrator right, after all try to rename the folder name. After that u need to log off and log on again, see whether u able to delete the file or not. If still can't u need to restart the computer to make sure the system is release its memory, and try to delete it.

there is no possibility to access the files.

it is definitly an ntfs error. (not a permission-problem)

and it looks like there is something wrong with the link from file to place where data is located

I think the location of the cluster is missing, because its not possible to do anything with this file

Can you delete it from a DOS Window?

Mirfster.

What is the filename or what does it look like?  Sometimes (as pointed out) NT refuses to access a file or directory at all.  I noticed this a few times when Win2K servers were hacked and script kiddies buried their "1337 warez" 30 folders deep on an FTP server with strange filenames.

At any rate, seeing directly what you are talking about might help.

the filename is
"mad as borg"  filesize 0 byte no creation date and no mod date

the file is created my the game "space empires IV" and its an savegame from me.

the computer was completley resetuped last week, so this file cannot be locked,...

Have tried removing it from Safe mode or the Recovery Console?

ok errormessages :)

attrib -a -r -s -h *
>>> Attrib was not able to change: C:\0\madasborg.aa

del *
>>> do you want to delete c:\0\*  J/N   J
c:\0\madasborg.aa
>>> the system was not able to find file


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so i tried with shortname:
dir /A /X
>>> 16.03.2003  .......  0 MADASBOR     madasborg.aa

del MADASBOR
>>> c:\0\MADASBOR not found



so i slowly begin to hate ntfs *g*
it looks like the file has an "index" into the filesystem, but there is missing a link to the place where the file is located on the harddisk

Wait a minute the short file name should be something like this madasb~1

Awww, what the heck... Run ScanDisk and Defrag... Maybe it'll go way... :)

Mirfster.

Have you checked the registry to see if there is anything that starts that may be using this file ?

Dave G

@CrazyOne i was also wondering because of the filename

but the problem now changed a little bit

after norton diskdoctor (he found some "unbounded" clusters) i was able to delete the file

B U T

now its impossible to delete the folder where the file was located *LOL*

it is now allways writing "Folder not empty"

Sorry, I didn't reread the thread.  My comment is basically the same thing mentioned by CrazyOne.

So I guess you could say that I agree with CrazyOne's comment.  Just for the record, I have simply added to CrazyOne's proposed answer.

Mirfster.

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Pasha

Cleanup Volunteer

the problem is not completly cleared, but your comments helped a lot to clean up most of the crap on the harddisk

thanks to everybody

p.s.: i think the problems perfect solution is only to format the complete partition  :)

greets DJMAD