Deleting A File

[Scott]

I have an external hard drive for my WinXP Pro desktop. I use it to make
Acronis image backups. When I tried to delete one of the older backup files
on the hard drive, it says, "The file or directory is corrupted or unreadable".
I can't move or delete this file. I need the hard drive space.

Is there a utility that will delete this unreadable file?

Thanks!
Scott

 

[MAP]

I have an external hard drive for my WinXP Pro desktop. I use it to
make Acronis image backups. When I tried to delete one of the older
backup files
on the hard drive, it says, "The file or directory is corrupted or
unreadable". I can't move or delete this file. I need the hard drive
space.

Is there a utility that will delete this unreadable file?

Thanks!
Scott

I've had good luck with this one.
http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

 

[Steve Winograd [MS-MVP]]

I have an external hard drive for my WinXP Pro desktop. I use it to make
Acronis image backups. When I tried to delete one of the older backup files
on the hard drive, it says, "The file or directory is corrupted or unreadable".
I can't move or delete this file. I need the hard drive space.

Is there a utility that will delete this unreadable file?

Thanks!
Scott

There might be more trouble on the disk than just this one file. Run
"chkdsk /f" to find and fix errors.
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Desktop Experience)

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com