Unerasable zero kb files

[Rock]

Thank you all,
but any tools succeed to wipe off those 0 bit files.
It's awful but true.
Chkdsk starts at any reboots, works but doesn't get the target.
Defrag can't work any more.
Maybe I'll be forced to reformat... aaaaaaaaaaaargh!

sighing Abraham

Try deleting them using a bootable BartPE CD:
http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/

 

[Jon]

Only way I can think of would be to overwrite the MFT entry number for the
files with nulls (not simple)

chkdsk error messages would give you the problematic MFT entry number, and a
combination of programs like WinHex (to identify the sector and cluster
corresponding to the entry) and DskProbe could be used to overwrite the
entry

http://www.sf-soft.de/winhex/

You'd have to do alot of reading up and Googling before attempting that
though. But if the only alternative is a reformat, and you've backed up your
important files then might be worth having a go.

Before that, try the chkdsk in Recovery Console, alternated with the Windows
chkdsk, since they seem to run slightly differently.

Jon

 

[Abraham]

Thank both you for advice.
I'll try and report.

bye
AA

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