How to delete corrupted file???
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syamdi
October 19, 2010 9:47:08 AM
tobensg
October 19, 2010 12:35:15 PM
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syamdi
October 20, 2010 6:56:32 AM
syamdi
October 20, 2010 1:40:23 PM
syamdi
October 21, 2010 9:29:59 AM
you don't hold F8 down, you press it once or twice when the computer boots and before the splash screen.
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/force-wind...
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/force-wind...
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Good call on the link malmental. Holding the F8 key after hearing the single BIOS beep usually works too, unless "report keyboard errors" is turned on in the bios, then you get the "keyboard stuck" error.
Yes, the timing can be a little tricky on pressing the F8 key. The link malmental posted will work for you.
Yes, the timing can be a little tricky on pressing the F8 key. The link malmental posted will work for you.
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syamdi
October 21, 2010 5:36:20 PM
syamdi
October 21, 2010 5:50:43 PM
ok.
in safe mode rename the file from .avi to .txt if possible.
then go through and delete again.
let me know what happens.
also this:
http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Permanently-Delete-Fil...
in safe mode rename the file from .avi to .txt if possible.
then go through and delete again.
let me know what happens.
also this:
http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Permanently-Delete-Fil...
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File system corruption may also be a cause. Try running a chkdsk on it.
Open "my computer"
Right click on your drive and select properties.
Click/select the "tools" tab
At the top you will see error checking with a "check now" button.
Check off "automatically fix file system errors"
Click "start"
You may get a warning about this being a system disk or what not. Just tell it to run check disk on next reboot, then reboot the computer. It should run a check disk before booting into windows.
Now try deleting the file.
Open "my computer"
Right click on your drive and select properties.
Click/select the "tools" tab
At the top you will see error checking with a "check now" button.
Check off "automatically fix file system errors"
Click "start"
You may get a warning about this being a system disk or what not. Just tell it to run check disk on next reboot, then reboot the computer. It should run a check disk before booting into windows.
Now try deleting the file.
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syamdi
October 21, 2010 6:51:07 PM
total reformat of hdd and re-install windows.
odds are the file was corrupted or had hidden virus in the first place.
there might be a 'third-party' software removal program but that's something I neve had to worry about so I don't know.
your laptop my have the function to restore to it's original state, called destructive repair or something like that.
odds are the file was corrupted or had hidden virus in the first place.
there might be a 'third-party' software removal program but that's something I neve had to worry about so I don't know.
your laptop my have the function to restore to it's original state, called destructive repair or something like that.
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syamdi
October 21, 2010 7:04:50 PM
syamdi
October 21, 2010 7:30:22 PM
syamdi
October 22, 2010 12:54:54 PM
lee_terry_jr
September 13, 2013 11:05:45 PM
I hate to necro this old thread but I had just went through a hassle trying to delete a file that wouldn't even delete in safe mode. I tried all answers posted that I could but cant stand dos. After searching the web for hours I found an answer that has not been posted here and worked great for me. I went to majorgeeks and got a program called move on boot (link at bottom of post). After I downloaded it, I installed it, I ran it as administrator, I right clicked in the middle of the window, I clicked delete file, and I targeted the file that was being troublesome. After that I told the program to restart windows and the file was gone.
http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/emco_moveonboot...
http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/emco_moveonboot...
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ldc
September 21, 2013 2:13:46 AM
RUN > MSConfig > Services > (Arrange by Publisher) > Disable anything by APPLE
Then restart. I don't know what's the reason, but since I don't use Apple products, but having iTunes installed for their 'Genius' feature, I can afford to turn off anything 'Apple' at startup. In instances when I have forgotten to, I have issues like this, and slow startup.
Then restart. I don't know what's the reason, but since I don't use Apple products, but having iTunes installed for their 'Genius' feature, I can afford to turn off anything 'Apple' at startup. In instances when I have forgotten to, I have issues like this, and slow startup.
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Olduvai
June 9, 2014 3:05:55 AM
I had exactly the same symptoms as described in this thread and applied ldc's solution (disable services by Apple). After that, I deleted the file permanently with shift-DEL, but it reappeared in the folder when I refreshed the view. So I restarted in safe mode and did a checkdisk. Finally, the file was gone for good when I restarted once again normally.
It appears that some software from Apple running in the background had left this media file open when I had to disconnect my USB drive without being able to eject it properly beforehand.
BTW, I'm not ashamed to post on an old thread if it can help others :-)
It appears that some software from Apple running in the background had left this media file open when I had to disconnect my USB drive without being able to eject it properly beforehand.
BTW, I'm not ashamed to post on an old thread if it can help others :-)
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ivanden1
June 24, 2014 4:43:48 PM
dude23
August 15, 2014 1:08:18 AM
I just had this exact same problem with a file on Windows 7 and tried most of the solutions on this thread before finally finding a different solution that actually worked.
Malwarebytes File Assassin didn't work. I couldn't delete the file from Safe Mode or in a Command Prompt window using DOS (tried the DOS solution both in Safe Mode and after a normal boot)... Didn't get around to performing a chkdisk, but I doubt that would have worked... it didn't work for the original starter of this thread who had my exact same problem.
I was too scared to let Emco MoveOnBoot try to delete my file after a restart because it failed to delete the file without letting a restart happen first. I was afraid that prompting it to try and delete my file after a restart might make it impossible for me to boot my machine if it hung again on restart and then kept trying/hanging on each new restart attempt. (This scenario seemed all the more likely because File Assassin, which is another program that tries to delete locked files, had already failed to delete my file, and it hung while trying.)
I already had all services by Apple disabled when the problem first occurred, so that wasn't my problem.
This problem was not about the file being locked, which is probably why File Assassin and MoveOnBoot failed. This problem wasn't about getting an explicit error message about the file and/or system being corrupted.
Instead, the OS or any program that tried to delete the file just hung and ate up CPU cycles.
In my case, just opening the folder in Windows that contained the corrupted file would boost explorer.exe CPU load to between 95% and 100%!! And when you tried to delete the file with Windows, Windows explorer spent all its time trying to discover the item before it moved it to the recycle bin, and it never could do either.
Solution: Use Windows PowerShell to delete the file using DOS commands just as you would delete it from the command-line in a normal Command Prompt window. Using DOS commands to delete the file failed when I ran the commands from a normal Command Prompt window, but using DOS commands to delete the file was successful when I ran those same commands within a PowerShell window!! Woo hoo!!
(Once you install Windows Powershell, just run it and use it in the same way you would use a normal Command Prompt window. And even if you've never done anything from the command-line, you should definitely learn how to execute the few simple DOS commands that you need (cd, dir, del) to get the job done. It's a lot easier and a ton less hassle than having to reformat your entire hard drive just to fix this problem!!)
Here's a link to a page with instructions and links for downloading and installing Windows PowerShell:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh847837.asp...
Good luck!!
Malwarebytes File Assassin didn't work. I couldn't delete the file from Safe Mode or in a Command Prompt window using DOS (tried the DOS solution both in Safe Mode and after a normal boot)... Didn't get around to performing a chkdisk, but I doubt that would have worked... it didn't work for the original starter of this thread who had my exact same problem.
I was too scared to let Emco MoveOnBoot try to delete my file after a restart because it failed to delete the file without letting a restart happen first. I was afraid that prompting it to try and delete my file after a restart might make it impossible for me to boot my machine if it hung again on restart and then kept trying/hanging on each new restart attempt. (This scenario seemed all the more likely because File Assassin, which is another program that tries to delete locked files, had already failed to delete my file, and it hung while trying.)
I already had all services by Apple disabled when the problem first occurred, so that wasn't my problem.
This problem was not about the file being locked, which is probably why File Assassin and MoveOnBoot failed. This problem wasn't about getting an explicit error message about the file and/or system being corrupted.
Instead, the OS or any program that tried to delete the file just hung and ate up CPU cycles.
In my case, just opening the folder in Windows that contained the corrupted file would boost explorer.exe CPU load to between 95% and 100%!! And when you tried to delete the file with Windows, Windows explorer spent all its time trying to discover the item before it moved it to the recycle bin, and it never could do either.
Solution: Use Windows PowerShell to delete the file using DOS commands just as you would delete it from the command-line in a normal Command Prompt window. Using DOS commands to delete the file failed when I ran the commands from a normal Command Prompt window, but using DOS commands to delete the file was successful when I ran those same commands within a PowerShell window!! Woo hoo!!
(Once you install Windows Powershell, just run it and use it in the same way you would use a normal Command Prompt window. And even if you've never done anything from the command-line, you should definitely learn how to execute the few simple DOS commands that you need (cd, dir, del) to get the job done. It's a lot easier and a ton less hassle than having to reformat your entire hard drive just to fix this problem!!)
Here's a link to a page with instructions and links for downloading and installing Windows PowerShell:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh847837.asp...
Good luck!!
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