Mainframe
join:2007-12-16
|  [Help] Can't Erase Locked Folder/Files.
In trying to make a folder on my computer more secure, I download a application called "Folder Lock"
But, something went wrong, and the folder name was changed to ______: and became unopenable.
Using a file recoverry software I was able to find and copy to a safe place the hidden files. However, the original 400MB folder is still on the hard drive and can't be erased/renamed/moved.
Evert time I try I get:
"Cannot delete _______: Cannot find the specified file.
Make Sure you specify the correct path and filename."
Or
Cannot Delete File System Error (1026)
I have tried everything that "Folder Lock" has told me to try, but, the folder is still on my computer.
I have even resorted to something called PTS DiskEditor to view the raw data on the drive. It does not seem to work either.
I hope that someone here has a solution short of reformatting the drive.
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Cudni
La Merma - Los De Aca
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join:2003-12-20
Someshire
 ·BTOpenworld
| Using win98? see
»support.microsoft.com/default.as···d=208082
or try booting in safe mode command prompt only and delete from there. if you need help navigating in dos, ask
»www.computerhope.com/issues/chsafe.htm#01
Cudni
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Grail Knight
Who Dares Wins
Premium
join:2003-05-31
Erie, PA | reply to Mainframe
Did you try Unlocker?
»ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/ |
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hayc59
Voodoo Child
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In A Dream
 ·Comcast
| awesome program Grail!! |
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Grail Knight
Who Dares Wins
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Erie, PA | It certainly comes in handy. |
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Mainframe
join:2007-12-16
| Thanks, But!!!!
I have read and tried the Microsoft solution(s) and they don't work.
I tried erasing in both Safe Mode and in DOS. No effect.
I tried Unlocker, but, it does not work under Windows 98. I tried version 1.0 and all I got was the "unlocker caused a fault in....."
Is there any hope that anything short of a reformatting can be used to get rid of my mistake? |
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fourboxers
Premium,Mod
join:2003-05-04
Scarborough, ON
clubs:  | reply to Mainframe
Maybe Dr. Delete? »www.docsdownloads.com/dr-delete-1.htm |
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dadkins
Living on a Blu Planet
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join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
·Comcast
edit:
May 12th, @01:33PM
| reply to Mainframe
Will some sort of PE disc, or Knoppix maybe, that runs from memory possibly be able to read and remove/delete the pesky folder/file since it will not be being used?
*NO IDEA HERE*: Will some sort of "Eraser type" of program that is bootable have the option to select a single file/folder and blow it out?
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Mainframe
join:2007-12-16
| Maybe Dr. Delete - Maybe Not!
I tried it, but, by the time it rebooted it was still there.
Only if there was way to delete it when file recovery softwhere finds it.
Ot, I don't mind using a disk editior like PTS Disk Editor, however, it whould be nice If I know what I sm doing!! |
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BJ
join:2003-12-24
| reply to Mainframe
Is the folder quite literally names "______:"? (That is, is the name a bunch of underscores followed by a colon - but without the quotes?). The colon would be illegal, which might be what's messing things up. What might work in that case is to use deltree or rd with a wildcard mask from a command prompt - something like "deltree ___*" or "rd ______?" (with the proper number of underscores in the case of the latter).
(rd only works on empty directories. deltree works on non-empty directories and subdirectories, so be careful with it: If your mask is too general, you can delete a lot more than you intended.)
BJ |
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tmaertin
Crash Into Me
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join:2002-04-03
North Tonawanda, NY
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to Mainframe
Shot in the dark here, but does Folder Lock have a service running? If so, try stopping the service and attempt to remove the file.
Have you tried uninstalling Folder Lock and deleting file?
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