- Cannote delete file from removable drive
- Posted by Lamb chop on September 29th, 2005
Hi, a folder containing music has somehow got onto my removable flash drive
and I can't delete it, I get the message "cannot delete file:cannot read from
the source file or disk". I can't drag it anywhere either and it's using up
all the space. Any help is appreciated as I need to save my Thesis
somewhere!! Thank you
- Posted by NoNoBadDog! on September 29th, 2005
"Lamb chop" <Lambchop@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7308930E-B272-4189-991A-9B34D70E4C7A@microsoft.com...
> Hi, a folder containing music has somehow got onto my removable flash
> drive
> and I can't delete it, I get the message "cannot delete file:cannot read
> from
> the source file or disk". I can't drag it anywhere either and it's using
> up
> all the space. Any help is appreciated as I need to save my Thesis
> somewhere!! Thank you
Two things come to mind; try deleting it from the command line, or simply
format the thumb drive.
Bobby
- Posted by Lamb chop on September 29th, 2005
I'm sorry but I have no idea what either of those things mean!! Can you spell
it out please?!
"NoNoBadDog!" wrote:
>
> "Lamb chop" <Lambchop@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7308930E-B272-4189-991A-9B34D70E4C7A@microsoft.com...
> > Hi, a folder containing music has somehow got onto my removable flash
> > drive
> > and I can't delete it, I get the message "cannot delete file:cannot read
> > from
> > the source file or disk". I can't drag it anywhere either and it's using
> > up
> > all the space. Any help is appreciated as I need to save my Thesis
> > somewhere!! Thank you
>
> Two things come to mind; try deleting it from the command line, or simply
> format the thumb drive.
>
> Bobby
>
>
>
- Posted by Lamb chop on September 30th, 2005
Sorry, was being thick last night, have formatted the disk and it deleted
everything so THANK YOU!
"Lamb chop" wrote:
> I'm sorry but I have no idea what either of those things mean!! Can you spell
> it out please?!
>
> "NoNoBadDog!" wrote:
>
> >
> > "Lamb chop" <Lambchop@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:7308930E-B272-4189-991A-9B34D70E4C7A@microsoft.com...
> > > Hi, a folder containing music has somehow got onto my removable flash
> > > drive
> > > and I can't delete it, I get the message "cannot delete file:cannot read
> > > from
> > > the source file or disk". I can't drag it anywhere either and it's using
> > > up
> > > all the space. Any help is appreciated as I need to save my Thesis
> > > somewhere!! Thank you
> >
> > Two things come to mind; try deleting it from the command line, or simply
> > format the thumb drive.
> >
> > Bobby
> >
> >
> >
