Deleting Problem...

[Paul MacFarlane]

I've been having problems with some files that are about 215mb each.

Now, I've figured out that these files have been somehow "tainted" by the
explorer zip extraction process. If I extract it from the ZIP using winrar I
don't experience this problem.

Normally, I can right-click and select delete. Get the question Are you
sure?, click Yes and poof - it's recycled....

Now, these tainted files, if I right click and select Delete, I do not get
the "Are you sure" question, it just immediately goes into the "calculating
time remaining" progress window. But they never, ever complete or delete (I
left it running for an hour once - hard drive is chugging away).

If I right-click and select properties, I get nothing.

If I use a program like sysinternals accessenum and check the folder, all
rights are fine. Within that utility if I right click on the file and
select properties, that works, but there is nothing unusual and it appears
that another shadowcopy is made everytime I attempt to delete it.. Arrggh !

Anyone have any clue as to what my problem is? (I'm leaving myself open for
pot-shots).....

Paul

 

[dean-dean]

Well, try this pot shot. Open Command Prompt as Administrator. Exit any
other program that may be running, except Administrator:Command Prompt.
Right-click on you Taskbar, and choose Task Manager. On the Processes tab
of Task Manager, find explorer.exe, right-click it, and choose End Process.
This will cause your screen to only show Task Manager and Command Prompt.

Using Command Prompt, try to delete the files. To turn your Desktop back
on, type:

explorer.exe

Press Enter.

Too, I'm wonder if turning off shadowcopy temporarily would help (Control
Panel > System > System Protection), before attempting the deletion. Though
this would cause you to lose your restore points, etc.

 

[Paul MacFarlane]

For now I'm okay - I successfully deleted in Commandline safemode.

Does that reflect anything regarding Shadow copy ?

I will try your suggestion if I run accross it again...

 

[dean-dean]

Well, that seems to be it. Safe Mode only starts essential services, listed
here:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Minimal

Or, using Safe mode with networking, listed here:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Network

At least on my computer, the Volume Shadow Copy Service, or VSS, is not
listed in those registry keys. Apparently, the shadow copy was choking
before the delete was allowed to happen. Safe Mode took VSS out of the
equation.

 

[Paul MacFarlane]

Thansk for the great info.

Well, that seems to be it. Safe Mode only starts essential services,
listed here:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Minimal

Or, using Safe mode with networking, listed here:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Network

At least on my computer, the Volume Shadow Copy Service, or VSS, is not
listed in those registry keys. Apparently, the shadow copy was choking
before the delete was allowed to happen. Safe Mode took VSS out of the
equation.