Posted by QVGA
A file on my C drive, not a system file. I cant delete it. Its a .dat file, not a virus or spyware. It just says i dont have permission even though i am the admin.
Tried 6 different programmes to delete, nothing worked, not even safe mode.
Posted by paul101
is it annoying you, is it a big file, is it a virus???
if no to all of those questions, just ignore the file!
Posted by QVGA
its file for a p2p programme. i was using it today when suddenly i got an error from the programme that it cant access the file. then it all started from there.
Posted by paul101
i'd just put up with the file!
i dont know how you'd go about deleting it!! (my expertise stop at linux
)
Posted by procterdc
Sounds like when i use utorrent and i move the file after downloading. It comes up with an error message saying it can't be deleted. Close the p2p software and maybe try that.
Posted by QVGA
dude of course i closed the programme. i uninstalled it
Posted by paul101
can you move the file to another folder??
Posted by QVGA
nopes
Posted by paul101
well, if its annoying you, and you cant put up with it... looks like a reinstall of the os
(unless cyco has a solution?)
Posted by ronkx
try closing the p2p program first then delete, it
Posted by deepsme
have you tried this program??
http://www.softpedia.com/get/[....]-Manager-Disk/MoveOnBoot.shtml
Posted by kenoby
Did you try Unlocker? I had few issues before and it worked for me.
Posted by QVGA
i have tried both unlocker and moveonboot, none worked
Posted by kenoby
If it is a permission problem you could try to remove all user profiles from the rights panel of the file itself.
I'll try to explain it best as I can, sorry for missunderstandings. I'm using Vista and here is how I can try to do it:
Click the properties of the file, then click on the Security tab. Find Permissions for the SYSTEM then click Advanced. You will reach permissions tab, where you click Edit. In the new window uncheck 'Include inheritable objects form this object's parent'. It will then ask you if you want to copy, Remove or Cancel. Choose Remove.
Permission entries will be empty now. Now you choose Add.. and type in Everyone in the 'Enter the objects name to select', choose OK and check 'Full Control' of the Permissions that will follow.
Now you should be able to delete the file.
Posted by QVGA
'you dont have permission to edit permission settings'
thats what it says
Posted by msmmsm
Switch off all internet access, routers, cable modem etc then reboot and delete as soon as you can before programs start loading. worked for me once!
Posted by Cycovision
Find something to download on the internet (any file at all like a .zip file) and when you get the 'save as' box, change the location to c:\\ and the file name and extension to the same as the offending .dat file exactly, including CaSe SeNsItIvIty!
Hopefully, it'll ask you if you want to overwrite the file. Click 'OK' and the download will begin.
When it's finished, try deleting the file again. This has worked for me a few times
Posted by QVGA
i tried to over write it
"file cannot be saved. access denied"
Posted by deepsme
its a permission problem..basically..
try this program..it lets you modify permissions on certain files..as long as you're on the admin account..
http://www.amtsoft.com/secexplorer/index.htm
Posted by deepsme
..and can you give the entire file name..and what p2p software it was...i'll look up if anyone faced a similar problem..
Posted by QVGA
utorrent
file name: resume.dat
Posted by kenoby
Did you try safe mode without networking and then delete?
Posted by deepsme
It basically saves all the torrents' downloaded information...most people face problems with utorrent..like hanging..when resume.dat gets corrupted.
http://au.answers.yahoo.com/q[....]ndex?qid=20080522211343AAvFUmu
So i suggest that you try reinstalling utorrent..then start downloading a new torrent through it. Then you exit utorrent and delete the entire appdata/utorrent folder at once.
Or if utorrent is giving that access error..just exit it from taskmanager and without uninstalling delete the appdata/utorrent folder.
Hope it works..
Similar problem asked Here...
Posted by QVGA
When i reinstall utorrent, it doesnt make a new resume.dat, it uses the old one to which it cant write/read/access.
i'll try without networking and then i'll try booting from ubuntu live cd and see if i can delete from there
Posted by kenoby
Since you have installed the software again you can try to do like this also: Install Revo uninstaller and use moderate uninstall. That should remove all the remaining bits of the software.
Posted by kenoby
@QVGA, any luck mate?
Posted by QVGA
well from the link provided, i was able to run the software, by making a copy of that .dat file somewhere else, so that the program then uses the copy and not the original.
the problem with vista is that its chkdsk utility always scans up to 21% no matter what i do.
is there anyway i can restart into DOS mode and run chkdsk from there?
Posted by kenoby
Here is Hiren's boot CD. Burn the iso to the cd and boot from the CD. There is one tool (among many) on this great CD and its called HDD regenerator. You must mail the man so he can give you the download link.
Btw, if you check both checkboxes in Check Disk it does not ask you to reboot?
Did you try Revo uninstaller? You don't need to copy the dat file anywhere.
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