Vista - Cannot delete file on USB HD

02-03-2008

I am re-using a USB drive, previously on my XP PC, On my new Vista PC. There
are several old files on it, created by the XP PC, that Vista will not let me
delete. I removed the "read only" attribute, went to security and made sure
I had all administrative rights. The file folders have 25 or so number
filenames. In the folder is a file called "update". It may be a Microsoft
file. How can I delete these old files? Thanks.

02-03-2008

Why dont you try to move all the files you want to save to your primary hard
drive, then just go ahead and format the usb one? That would be a simple and
easy solution

David
"dratner" <dratner@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:5658B77D-4A46-4E5B-833D-670E9A83B9CE@xxxxxx

Quote:

>I am re-using a USB drive, previously on my XP PC, On my new Vista PC.
>There
> are several old files on it, created by the XP PC, that Vista will not let
> me
> delete. I removed the "read only" attribute, went to security and made
> sure
> I had all administrative rights. The file folders have 25 or so number
> filenames. In the folder is a file called "update". It may be a
> Microsoft
> file. How can I delete these old files? Thanks.

02-03-2008

Hi,

Try this...
See if it will let you delete the last Folder or Sub-Folder first, if so,
then delete each one starting from last to first.

--
All the best,
SG
"dratner" <dratner@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:5658B77D-4A46-4E5B-833D-670E9A83B9CE@xxxxxx

Quote:

>I am re-using a USB drive, previously on my XP PC, On my new Vista PC.
>There
> are several old files on it, created by the XP PC, that Vista will not let
> me
> delete. I removed the "read only" attribute, went to security and made
> sure
> I had all administrative rights. The file folders have 25 or so number
> filenames. In the folder is a file called "update". It may be a
> Microsoft
> file. How can I delete these old files? Thanks.

02-05-2008

Your problem could be this: whatever virus scanner you're using has marked
it. The very things you are experiencing are synonymous with the situation I
describe, a situation I recently experienced with BitDefender.

The solution is to turn off virus scanning momentarily. You may find that
you can then access the file.

Sidebar: as I bitched to BitDefender, these virus scanners absolutely must
have a "false positives" list maintained by the user. I'm tired of BD
carping about FILES I CREATE, telling me they are virii, when, of course,
they aren't.

In the history of software--a sine wave--we are once again in a Dark Age
trough.

m

"SG" <sorry@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ORtZrpsZIHA.2268@xxxxxx

Quote:

> Hi,
>
> Try this...
> See if it will let you delete the last Folder or Sub-Folder first, if so,
> then delete each one starting from last to first.
>
> --
> All the best,
> SG
> "dratner" <dratner@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:5658B77D-4A46-4E5B-833D-670E9A83B9CE@xxxxxx

Quote:

>>I am re-using a USB drive, previously on my XP PC, On my new Vista PC.
>>There
>> are several old files on it, created by the XP PC, that Vista will not
>> let me
>> delete. I removed the "read only" attribute, went to security and made
>> sure
>> I had all administrative rights. The file folders have 25 or so number
>> filenames. In the folder is a file called "update". It may be a
>> Microsoft
>> file. How can I delete these old files? Thanks.

>

02-03-2008	#1 (permalink)
dratner n/a posts	Cannot delete file on USB HD I am re-using a USB drive, previously on my XP PC, On my new Vista PC. There are several old files on it, created by the XP PC, that Vista will not let me delete. I removed the "read only" attribute, went to security and made sure I had all administrative rights. The file folders have 25 or so number filenames. In the folder is a file called "update". It may be a Microsoft file. How can I delete these old files? Thanks.
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02-03-2008	#2 (permalink)
David n/a posts	Re: Cannot delete file on USB HD Why dont you try to move all the files you want to save to your primary hard drive, then just go ahead and format the usb one? That would be a simple and easy solution David "dratner" <dratner@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:5658B77D-4A46-4E5B-833D-670E9A83B9CE@xxxxxx Quote: >I am re-using a USB drive, previously on my XP PC, On my new Vista PC. >There > are several old files on it, created by the XP PC, that Vista will not let > me > delete. I removed the "read only" attribute, went to security and made > sure > I had all administrative rights. The file folders have 25 or so number > filenames. In the folder is a file called "update". It may be a > Microsoft > file. How can I delete these old files? Thanks.
My System Specs

02-03-2008	#3 (permalink)
SG n/a posts	Re: Cannot delete file on USB HD Hi, Try this... See if it will let you delete the last Folder or Sub-Folder first, if so, then delete each one starting from last to first. -- All the best, SG "dratner" <dratner@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:5658B77D-4A46-4E5B-833D-670E9A83B9CE@xxxxxx Quote: >I am re-using a USB drive, previously on my XP PC, On my new Vista PC. >There > are several old files on it, created by the XP PC, that Vista will not let > me > delete. I removed the "read only" attribute, went to security and made > sure > I had all administrative rights. The file folders have 25 or so number > filenames. In the folder is a file called "update". It may be a > Microsoft > file. How can I delete these old files? Thanks.
My System Specs

02-05-2008	#4 (permalink)
Scrat n/a posts	Re: Cannot delete file on USB HD Your problem could be this: whatever virus scanner you're using has marked it. The very things you are experiencing are synonymous with the situation I describe, a situation I recently experienced with BitDefender. The solution is to turn off virus scanning momentarily. You may find that you can then access the file. Sidebar: as I bitched to BitDefender, these virus scanners absolutely must have a "false positives" list maintained by the user. I'm tired of BD carping about FILES I CREATE, telling me they are virii, when, of course, they aren't. In the history of software--a sine wave--we are once again in a Dark Age trough. m "SG" <sorry@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:ORtZrpsZIHA.2268@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi, > > Try this... > See if it will let you delete the last Folder or Sub-Folder first, if so, > then delete each one starting from last to first. > > -- > All the best, > SG > "dratner" <dratner@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:5658B77D-4A46-4E5B-833D-670E9A83B9CE@xxxxxx Quote: >>I am re-using a USB drive, previously on my XP PC, On my new Vista PC. >>There >> are several old files on it, created by the XP PC, that Vista will not >> let me >> delete. I removed the "read only" attribute, went to security and made >> sure >> I had all administrative rights. The file folders have 25 or so number >> filenames. In the folder is a file called "update". It may be a >> Microsoft >> file. How can I delete these old files? Thanks. >
My System Specs

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