files doing stupid strange things

[chal7ds]

ok, it's asking for the drive's volume label... ??

i tried putting in "I" as that is what letter my external drive uses, but that didn't work.
Where do I find this?

[Nude_Lewd_Man]

That would be the 'name' for the drive. Most often any internal disks are (by default) called "Local Disk". Open your "My Computer" and check what it is called there....that's the 'volume label'...

[Nude_Lewd_Man]

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Originally Posted by chal7ds

Ok, if I do this conversion, is that all I'll have to do? In other words, right when I do the conversion, do you think it will fix the messed up jpeg image? Or are there other steps after you do the conversion?

The conversion is only going to change the File System from FAT to NTFS... It isn't likely to change the contents of the drive/partition...

Having said that, I would ensure that any data that is on it is copied (or backed up) just in case there are any issues with the conversion...

[chal7ds]

Ok, conversion was successful and it looks as though all my files are intact, so that's good.

However, I went back to the folder where the jpeg was and it is still sitting as it was before, not able to delete it, move it, etc.

So what should I do now?

[Nude_Lewd_Man]

I think I had the same (or at least similar) issue before...

I would try to delete the file/s using the 'Command Line' utility that is built in...

I can't remember it well enough to talk you through it (I'm on holibobs in Majorca, sending from my BlackBerry) but I'm sure that if you go to google (Google) and search for "command line delete file" - or something like that - then you should be able to find it...

You could also try M$'s Knowledge Base (which I think is Microsoft Help and Support) and search there... I'm 99% certain that you will find the answer to how to delete the file/s that way...


Let us know how it goes...!!

[chal7ds]

Ok, I found some documentation on how to delete on google; however, i can't get it to work because when i open the 'cmd' thingy on my computer, it automatically starts the command line with C:\Documents and Settings\....etc.. so everytime I try to enter DEL and then the file name, it can't find it because it's looking in the C drive, not the I drive, which is the drive where I want to delete the file.

I tried to delete the C:\Docu.. line from the cmd window and just replace with the I: path name that I need but you can't delete that line from there.

Here's the instructions I found on google for deleting:

Syntax
DEL [options] [/A:file_attributes] files_to_delete
Key
files_to_delete : This may be a filename, a list of files or a Wildcard options
/P Give a Yes/No Prompt before deleting.
/F Ignore read-only setting and delete anyway (FORCE)
/S Delete from all Subfolders (DELTREE)
/Q Quiet mode, do not give a Yes/No Prompt before deleting.

/A Select files to delete based on file_attributes
file_attributes:
R Read-only -R NOT Read-only
S System -S NOT System
H Hidden -H NOT Hidden
A Archive -A NOT ArchiveWildcards: These can be combined with part of a filename * Match any characters ? Match any ONE characterExamples:

To delete HelloWorld.TXT
DEL HelloWorld.TXT

To delete "Hello Big World.TXT"
DEL "Hello Big World.TXT"

To delete all files that start with the letter A
DEL A*

To delete all files that end with the letter A
DEL *A.*

To delete all files with a .DOC extension
DEL *.DOC

To delete all read only files
DEL /a:R *

To delete all files including any that are read only
DEL /F *


So, I guess what I need help with is how to start the correct command line. For example, since I am wanting to delete this file on my I drive, here is what I probably need to enter in at first:

I:\chal's folder\interests\Film & Theater\films\Horror films (with Horror films being the folder that contains the bad jpeg image)

BUT....How in the heck do I make that the main command line in the cmd box and NOT the C:\etcetc.. stuff ??

Or, if I got this idea all wrong, please advise if I'm way off here...

[Nude_Lewd_Man]

Hi,

You won't be able to delete to text in the Command Line (CLI) as it is telling you where it is working at the moment...

What you need to do is use the command to tell it to change the working directory...

In the CLI, you need to type:
cd\ (this will drop most of the text off from the prompt, leaving C:\>)
cd I:\ (this should then display I:\>)
cd "I:\chal's folder\interests\Film & Theater\films\Horror films" (you MUST use the quotes, otherwise it won't be able to work with the spaces..! This will now be using the 'parent folder' as the working directory.)
dir (this will list anything/everything that it can see in that folder, and you should now be able to use the command you found to delete any files you want.


Bear in mind that the CLI treats all spaces as a new command, which is why you have to use " around the entire target name for it to work...

I said about using the 'cd\' command. This wipes the folder structure back to the root of the current drive. If you only want to go back one level, then you should use 'cd..' instead.

[chal7ds]

Hi NLM,

Ok, I managed to get your first code to work, which cuts off everything but C:\>

However, when I type cd I:\ it doesn't display I:\> for some reason. It just opens up a new line with the repeat of C:\> again. ??

[Nude_Lewd_Man]

Hi,

I'm back in the Land Of Eng again now...

I haven't ever seen that myself, and without being able to see it myself I can't think of any ways to force the computer to pick it up - normally I can either VNC, RemoteDesktop or just replicate issue/s to work on them...

I would just double-check that the computer is 'seeing' the drive as the I: drive, just to ensure that it hasn't changed to another letter...

[chal7ds]

yeah, it's definitely seeing it as I. In fact, if I open up MyComputer, and look in there at the drives..it shows it as the I: drive. It does say 'WDC Combo' in front of the paraentheses though..do i maybe have to type that too in the cmd box? For ex:

cd WDC Combo I:\

?