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Can't delete files!!!

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  • File Name
  • Windows XP
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November 28, 2012 2:11:46 PM

Hello, I have one problem and i need a help.I have some files in disk C
and i can't delete them.I tried everything but it wont work. There is an error "Cannot delete :Cannot find specified file.Make sue you specify the correct path and file name"..please help ;) 

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November 28, 2012 5:42:33 PM

You may need to be using an administrator account. If you are, try using wildcards and see if it makes a difference.

For example instead of:

del octopus.txt

try

del oct*.*

Do these from a comand prompt of course.
November 29, 2012 12:50:53 PM

thank you helped a lot... :D 
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November 29, 2012 1:00:49 PM

How were you trying to delete them.....with Windows Explorer (and right-clicking on the file, and choosing "delete)?
November 30, 2012 8:00:13 PM

Right-click delete,I tried renaming the files but that didn't work,and some file deleting programs but all the same..
November 30, 2012 8:04:09 PM

Could be filesystem corruption.

1. Open a command window.
2. At the prompt type "chkdsk c: /f /v /r" (without the quotes) then press <return>
3. Answer the resulting prompt with a Y <return>
4. Reboot and wait (this will take a while)
5. Try deleting/renaming the file/s again.
February 25, 2014 2:47:03 AM

Long path tool can helpful on this situation. Thanks
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