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24-Jun-2007, 02:43 AM #1
Help with deleting something
I was downloading some music earlier and an extra file came with it onto the desktop and to be honest its not a nice one its an image file with some dirty names in its name although if you try to open it its blank and then if you try to delete it, it says its name is too long (its name taking up around15-20 lines)

If I right click it nothing really happens things like rotate clockwise and stuff com up

the same is for if i open it in safe mode

ive tried killbox and gipo

Killbox reconizes the file if i browse for it but if i click it nothing goes into the search box

gipo just doesnt see it

plz help
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24-Jun-2007, 05:09 AM #2
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24-Jun-2007, 06:54 AM #3
thanks for the reply but gipo is move on boot
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24-Jun-2007, 01:11 PM #4
Hi keithlaverty

Can you rename the file to something with less characters?
If not, try accessing the file to rename it then attempt to delete, while logged on from a different user account.

Can you move it into a folder of its own and then try to delete the folder?
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