Can't delete a file from W2K server

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I have a users that has a file called \\user folder\Documents\Microsoft User
Data\._AutoRecovery save of 929A AE#2. I need to delete the file but I
haven't figured out a way. There is virtually no properties on this files
and I get this error when trying to delete:

"The system cannot find the file specified"

What can I do?

Thanks
 
Start a Command Prompt, navigate to the appropriate
folder, then delete it with a wild card:

del _Auto*.*

Note that this command will delete ALL files that start
with "_Auto".
 
It seems I overlooked a full stop.
What do you get when you do this from a Command Prompt:

dir ._Auto*
attrib -r -s -h ._Auto*
move ._Auto* \
 
Ok, here are the results:

dir ._Auto* - returns the file I can't delete (._AutoRecovery save of 929A
AE#2)
attrib -r -s -h ._Auto* - returns unable to change attribute (the current
attribute = A)
move ._Auto * \ - returns the system cannot find the file specified.

I don't know what else to do.

mark
 
Boot your machine with your Win2000 CD, select "Repair" when
prompted, then select "Command Console". Enter the administrator's
password, then navigate to where the file resides and delete it.
 
Mark said:
I have a users that has a file called \\user folder\Documents\Microsoft User
Data\._AutoRecovery save of 929A AE#2. I need to delete the file but I
haven't figured out a way. There is virtually no properties on this files
and I get this error when trying to delete:

"The system cannot find the file specified"

What can I do?

Thanks
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From a command prompt...

1) Map a drive letter to whatever location you are trying to reference
in your OP. I'm not at all clear what you mean by that path. Is it a
UNC path or some sort of abbreviation for your profile folder??
2) Anyways, once you have a drive letter'ed path to the file, drop out
to a command line and use the del command, but preface the path w/ \\.\

Ex:

del "\\.\T:\folder\subfolder\._AutoRecovery save of 929A AE#2"

hth
 
If the filename has a space in it, you need in put the file name in quotes,
like "._AutoRecovery save of 929A AE#2" especially if that is a dot after
\Data\. If so, the filename is blank and the AutoRecovery stuff is the file
extension.
 
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