Good. FWIW, that's actually the sort of thing that the disk cleanup is supposed to sort out.
Stay well Jacob Kruger Blind Biker Skype: BlindZA '...Fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 11:41 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] getting rid of a corruptedfileonmyexternaldrive > np well the file seems to have gon after doing a disk cleen up on the > drive. > from Mich Verrier. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jacob Kruger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 4:56 PM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] getting rid of a corrupted > fileonmyexternaldrive > > >> Ok, sorry it didn't help as such. >> >> What it most likely means is that the actual FAT (file allocation table) >> on >> that drive is corrupt as such. >> >> The one last thing I can think of trying is to copy a new (possibly >> empty) >> folder with the same name over from somewhere else, to see if that will >> sort >> this problem out. >> >> Alternatively, I think it's most likely the simplest thing to reformat >> the >> drive - but obviously that's not necessarily the nicest thing to do. >> Obviously, you'd want to backup everything thereon first, and as long as >> none of your installed software is actually running off of there, it >> should >> be alright after you put everything back there afterwards. >> >> The command line options for the format command are as follows (would >> just >> go for a simple format e: /fs:ntfs /v:other): >> Formats a disk for use with Windows XP. >> >> FORMAT volume [/FS:file-system] [/V:label] [/Q] [/A:size] [/C] [/X] >> FORMAT volume [/V:label] [/Q] [/F:size] >> FORMAT volume [/V:label] [/Q] [/T:tracks /N:sectors] >> FORMAT volume [/V:label] [/Q] >> FORMAT volume [/Q] >> >> volume Specifies the drive letter (followed by a colon), >> mount point, or volume name. >> /FS:filesystem Specifies the type of the file system (FAT, FAT32, or >> NTFS). >> /V:label Specifies the volume label. >> /Q Performs a quick format. >> /C NTFS only: Files created on the new volume will be >> compressed >> by default. >> /X Forces the volume to dismount first if necessary. All >> opened >> handles to the volume would no longer be valid. >> /A:size Overrides the default allocation unit size. Default >> settings >> are strongly recommended for general use. >> NTFS supports 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192, 16K, 32K, >> 64K. >> FAT supports 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192, 16K, 32K, 64K, >> (128K, 256K for sector size > 512 bytes). >> FAT32 supports 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192, 16K, 32K, >> 64K, >> (128K, 256K for sector size > 512 bytes). >> >> Note that the FAT and FAT32 files systems impose the >> following restrictions on the number of clusters on a >> volume: >> >> FAT: Number of clusters <= 65526 >> FAT32: 65526 < Number of clusters < 4177918 >> >> Format will immediately stop processing if it decides >> that >> the above requirements cannot be met using the specified >> cluster size. >> >> NTFS compression is not supported for allocation unit >> sizes >> above 4096. >> >> /F:size Specifies the size of the floppy disk to format (1.44) >> /T:tracks Specifies the number of tracks per disk side. >> /N:sectors Specifies the number of sectors per track. >> >> >> Jacob Kruger >> Blind Biker >> Skype: BlindZA >> '...Fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Mich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 10:42 PM >> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] getting rid of a corrupted file >> onmyexternaldrive >> >> >>> umm i tryed that but i didn't really get any where. from Mich. >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Jacob Kruger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 4:02 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] getting rid of a corrupted file on >>> myexternaldrive >>> >>> >>>> Sorry, I should also have mentioned the 'simpler' option. >>>> >>>> Hit Windows + R for the run dialogue box. Type cmd.exe and hit enter. >>>> Then >>>> I normally use cd\ to go to the root of the current drive. >>>> >>>> Then you simply type chkdsk e: /f >>>> (e: is the drive you want checked, and /f is the fix option) >>>> >>>> HTH >>>> >>>> Jacob Kruger >>>> Blind Biker >>>> Skype: BlindZA >>>> '...Fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Mich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> To: "blind-computing @jaws-users.com" <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 9:48 PM >>>> Subject: [Blind-Computing] getting rid of a corrupted file on my >>>> externaldrive >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hi all. I am wondering how I can go about deleting a file that seems >>>>> to >>>>> have gotten corrupted on my external drive? I have 2 external drives >>>>> and >>>>> on one of them there is a file that I had zipped up to send to some >>>>> one >>>>> and thought that i had deleted it when I looked today and found that I >>>>> had >>>>> not dun this I tried to delete it and got the following when I pressed >>>>> the >>>>> delete key.--------------------------- >>>>> Error Deleting File or Folder >>>>> --------------------------- >>>>> Cannot delete house season 3 eps 13-24: The file or directory is >>>>> corrupted >>>>> and unreadable. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------- >>>>> OK >>>>> --------------------------- >>>>> I have dun a scan on my hole pc with AVG and found no viruses or >>>>> anything >>>>> like that. I also tried to do a scan using the scan serten parts thing >>>>> in >>>>> AVG and when I got to that drive I didn't even see the file there in >>>>> the >>>>> list of files that could be scanned. Many Thanks to any one who can >>>>> help >>>>> me to get rid of this file and to tell me how it might have gotten >>>>> corrupted in the first place. from Mich Verrier from New Liskeard >>>>> Ontario >>>>> Canada. >>>>> Visit the Blind Computing List home page at: >>>>> http://www.blind-computing.com >>>>> Address for the list archives: >>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the >>>>> subject >>>>> or body of a blank message to: >>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> Use the following form in order to contact the management team >>>>> http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php >>>>> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >>>>> following address: >>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Visit the Blind Computing List home page at: >>>> http://www.blind-computing.com >>>> Address for the list archives: >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>> [email protected] >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the >>>> subject >>>> or body of a blank message to: >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> Use the following form in order to contact the management team >>>> http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php >>>> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >>>> following address: >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> Visit the Blind Computing List home page at: >>> http://www.blind-computing.com >>> Address for the list archives: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>> To post to this group, send email to >>> [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject >>> or body of a blank message to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Use the following form in order to contact the management team >>> http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php >>> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >>> following address: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >> >> >> Visit the Blind Computing List home page at: >> http://www.blind-computing.com >> Address for the list archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> To post to this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject >> or body of a blank message to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Use the following form in order to contact the management team >> http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php >> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >> following address: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> > > > Visit the Blind Computing List home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the Blind Computing List home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
