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   Message 965 of 3,371   
   Bob Plyler to All   
   Re: ghost files   
   09 May 11 14:07:26   
   
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   er.org";	posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/JHhd/gd9b3OUXLHADamjs"   
   From: Bob Plyler    
      
   piesse wrote:   
   > I have in my hard disk a certain number of files that I can list with    
   > "dir" bun cannot open, copy, delete, change-check attributes or rename:    
   > attrib, copy, ren etc all pretend that these files don't exist.   
   > A common characteristic of these files is that they all have an accented    
   > letter in the file name. They also tend to have a fantasy date as the    
   > last access (such as 2025). They are mostly .doc or .xls files    
   > originally fron winddows, but also some pdf.   
   >    
   > how domi get rid od them?   
   >    
   > piesse   
   Try surrounding the file name with ""   
      
   i.e.   
      
   del BADFileName   
      
   del "BADFileName"   
      
   Bob Plyler   
      
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