File That Won't Delete! - GoFuckYourself.com

Greg B · 11-13-2003, 01:50 PM

I have an mpeg file that just won't delete! System keeps saying it's being used by another program but it ain't.

Any answers? ( widdout the wisecracks )

IPK · 11-13-2003, 01:51 PM

reformat

bawdy · 11-13-2003, 01:51 PM

restart

JamesK · 11-13-2003, 01:51 PM

maybe it's in use?

sexyclicks · 11-13-2003, 01:52 PM

try now I'm done watching it

Gemini · 11-13-2003, 02:09 PM

Shell out to dos, move to that directory and type

del whatever.mpg < enter > and allllll gone

sexyclicks · 11-13-2003, 02:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gemini
Shell out to dos, move to that directory and type

del whatever.mpg < enter > and allllll gone

actually is del *.* /q /s /f

Gemini · 11-13-2003, 02:35 PM

NO but it is NOT sexyclicks... he wants to delete ONE file... not everything IN that directory!

*.* deletes EVERYthing in the directory you are in.

He wants to delete ONE mpg... so:

(whateverFILE-NAME).mpg deletes WHAT he wants.

Sheesh. I was working in dos when it was still a decimal. lmao

version 0.2 I think it was. ;-)

hudson · 11-13-2003, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by bawdy
restart

I agree you prob need to reboot

doober · 11-13-2003, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by bawdy
restart

nobull · 11-13-2003, 02:38 PM

reboot

evilregis · 11-13-2003, 02:58 PM

reboot doesn't always work... sometimes windows just gets it in it's head that a file is in use and that's all there is to it. in that case, follow gemini's advice.

long live the command line.

arial · 11-13-2003, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by IPK
reformat

hornycash · 11-13-2003, 03:00 PM

sue the fuck out of the mpeg file!!!!

johnbosh · 11-13-2003, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by nobull
reboot

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