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Old 04-01-2008   #1 (permalink)
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Delete large file - lose whole folder and other files
The following problem has occured while deleting large files (150MB-600MB), in two seperate folders (one the "user/Downloads" folder and one that I created under "user/".

I delete a large file and ALL the files AND subfolders in the folder disappear!!!. Really!! I click on a file that I did not delete and I get a message (something like) that the file system cannot access the file because it is not there. Then the screen refreshes and all my files and subfolders are gone!!! EMPTY!!! In the case of the folder under "user" that I created, that folder (that contained the file I deleted) disappeared as well.

In the process I usually also lose about 5-10GBs of disk space that is unaccounted for.

Please help. It is the 3rd time it happened and now I really lost the files.

How can I make VISTA stop this???
Old 04-01-2008   #2 (permalink)
Bob
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Re: Delete large file - lose whole folder and other files
What firewall, anti-virus application or security suite is installed? There
are some that cause problems.
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"kanton01" <kanton01.377ku1@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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>
> The following problem has occured while deleting large files
> (150MB-600MB), in two seperate folders (one the "user/Downloads" folder
> and one that I created under "user/".
>
> I delete a large file and ALL the files AND subfolders in the folder
> disappear!!!. Really!! I click on a file that I did not delete and I get
> a message (something like) that the file system cannot access the file
> because it is not there. Then the screen refreshes and all my files and
> subfolders are gone!!! EMPTY!!! In the case of the folder under "user"
> that I created, that folder (that contained the file I deleted)
> disappeared as well.
>
> In the process I usually also lose about 5-10GBs of disk space that is
> unaccounted for.
>
> Please help. It is the 3rd time it happened and now I really lost the
> files.
>
> How can I make VISTA stop this???
>
>
> --
> kanton01
Old 04-02-2008   #3 (permalink)
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  kanton01 is offline

Re: Delete large file - lose whole folder and other files
I have the McAfee VirusScan and Firewall installed.
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What firewall, anti-virus application or security suite is installed? There
are some that cause problems.
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*Report back, please*
[When responding to posts, please include the post(s) you are replying to so
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How to ask a question

"kanton01" <kanton01.377ku1@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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Quote:

>
> The following problem has occured while deleting large files
> (150MB-600MB), in two seperate folders (one the "user/Downloads" folder
> and one that I created under "user/".
>
> I delete a large file and ALL the files AND subfolders in the folder
> disappear!!!. Really!! I click on a file that I did not delete and I get
> a message (something like) that the file system cannot access the file
> because it is not there. Then the screen refreshes and all my files and
> subfolders are gone!!! EMPTY!!! In the case of the folder under "user"
> that I created, that folder (that contained the file I deleted)
> disappeared as well.
>
> In the process I usually also lose about 5-10GBs of disk space that is
> unaccounted for.
>
> Please help. It is the 3rd time it happened and now I really lost the
> files.
>
> How can I make VISTA stop this???
>
>
> --
> kanton01
Old 04-02-2008   #4 (permalink)
Bob
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Re: Delete large file - lose whole folder and other files
McAfee is known to cause problems in Vista. Sometimes they don’t show up
immediately.
Replace McAfee with the free AVG http://free.grisoft.com/ or Avast
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html, and Windows Firewall and Windows
Defender. Disabling McAfee is not enough. You need to completely uninstall
it.
McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/U...val-Tool.shtml
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*Report back, please*
[When responding to posts, please include the post(s) you are replying to so
that others may learn and benefit from the issue]

[How to ask a question]
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

"kanton01" <kanton01.3789u8@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
news:kanton01.3789u8@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net...
Quote:

>
> I have the McAfee VirusScan and Firewall installed.
>
>
> Bob;669504 Wrote:
Quote:

>> What firewall, anti-virus application or security suite is installed?
>> There
>> are some that cause problems.
>> -------
>> *Report back, please*
>> [When responding to posts, please include the post(s) you are replying
>> to so
>> that others may learn and benefit from the issue]
>>
>> [How to ask a question]
>> 'How to ask a question' (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375)
>>
>> "kanton01" <kanton01.377ku1@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
>> news:kanton01.377ku1@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net...> > >
Quote:

>> > >
>> > > The following problem has occured while deleting large files
>> > > (150MB-600MB), in two seperate folders (one the "user/Downloads"
>> > folder
>> > > and one that I created under "user/".
>> > >
>> > > I delete a large file and ALL the files AND subfolders in the folder
>> > > disappear!!!. Really!! I click on a file that I did not delete and I
>> > get
>> > > a message (something like) that the file system cannot access the
>> > file
>> > > because it is not there. Then the screen refreshes and all my files
>> > and
>> > > subfolders are gone!!! EMPTY!!! In the case of the folder under
>> > "user"
>> > > that I created, that folder (that contained the file I deleted)
>> > > disappeared as well.
>> > >
>> > > In the process I usually also lose about 5-10GBs of disk space that
>> > is
>> > > unaccounted for.
>> > >
>> > > Please help. It is the 3rd time it happened and now I really lost
>> > the
>> > > files.
>> > >
>> > > How can I make VISTA stop this???
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > kanton01 > >
>
>
> --
> kanton01
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