File will not delete!

Ahh! Got you? It shows up in the command prompt but how do I delete the file from there?


I’ve tried the following:
D:\>del filename
D:\>del “filename”
Result: Could not find

Try from an elevated command prompt using the 8.3 name
d:\> del file~1
If does not work try del /f file~1
If does not work do it from safe mode
If does not work, take ownership of the file with icalcs command and delete.

If still file is not "found" you'll have to boot from a disk or usb flsh drive with some dos/ntfs tools

Had something in my super Vista wallet though i never used it and i hope it works with X64 (i had just to search in my db for deleteundelatable

DelinvFile - Utility for Deleting Invalid Files and Folders

Boot safe-mode and run an Admin CMD prompt [chkdsk /F /R /X driveletter:]...That forces an entire NTFS filesystem analysis and repair...It should let you delete the file afterwards if it doesn't do it for you during the scan..

Steven

Thanks for all the replies there appreciated but I tried Sid’s wee program and it worked perfectly.


Glad there is a program that works in Vista X64 instead of farting about with the dos command.
Cheer’s all, Take care