Deleting corrupt file

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Guest

I get the following error when I attempt to delete a file from windows
explorer:

Can't delete the file. The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable.

Is there any way to get rid of this file?

Thanks
 
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Dave Patrick

Schedule chkdsk /f to run and try again after restart.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

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|I get the following error when I attempt to delete a file from windows
| explorer:
|
| Can't delete the file. The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable.
|
| Is there any way to get rid of this file?
|
| Thanks
 
D

Dave Patrick

Explorer|"drive"|File|Properties|Tools|Check Now

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

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| Thanks. How do I run chkdsk?
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| Thanks
 

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