Re: Cannot delete file!
- From: "Jim Byrd" <jrbyrd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 22:54:40 -0800
Hi Frank - The following is from my Blog, Defending Your Machine, addy below
in my Signature. You can try any or all and see what works for you, but I
suspect tha Delete Invalid File is what you need:
"Sometimes the tools below will find files which they are unable to delete
because they are in use.
A program called Copylock, here, http://noeld.com/programs.asp?cat=misc can
aid in the process of "replacing, moving, renaming or deleting one or many
files which are currently in use (e.g. system files like comctl32.dll, or
virus/trojan files.)"
Another is Killbox by Option Explicit, Beta version available here:
http://www.killbox.net/downloads/beta/KillBox.exe Overview directions are
available here: http://www.killbox.net/help.html#Top Read carefully - this
tool is quite powerful.
A third which is a bit different but often very useful is Delete Invalid
File, here: http://www.purgeie.com/delinv.htm which handles invalid/UNC
file/folder name deleting, rather than the in use problem.
A fourth useful program is Unlocker, here:
..http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/ " Simply right click the folder or file
and select Unlocker. If the folder or file is locked, a window listing of
lockers will appear. Simply select the lockers and click Unlock and you are
done!" Works as advertised and is particularly helpful in identifying
malware components which are 'protecting' each other.
A fifth is FileASSASSIN, here: http://www.malwarebytes.org/fileassassin.php
"FileASSASSIN can delete locked malware files on your system. It uses
advanced techniques to unload modules, close remote handles, and terminate
processes to allow the removal of the file."
--
Regards, Jim Byrd, MVP, DTS, ASVOP
My Blog, Defending Your Machine,
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
In news:%23aN%239IZQHHA.488@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Frank Martin <fm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
|| I have a file that will not be deleted, moved
|| or renamed. When I try I get the error
|| message:
||
|| "Cannot delete File: Cannot read from the
|| source file or disk."
||
|| Is there some way around this problem?
||
|| Please help.
.
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