corrupt file, can't be removed through command prompt

[iced colt]

I've been having a problem with a file on my desktop that is corrupt and needs removing but if i try to right click it explorer crashed and restarts and if i boot into safe mode and try to remove it using command prompt cmd and explorer crash so how would i go around removing the file? if it helps i'm running windows 10 pro and the file is a .wav file with spaces in the name

 

i really have no idea what is going wrong and need help on this

[Altecice]

Have you tried using something like a Ubuntu live CD to get access to your Windows file system and deleting it form there?

[IsaacDaGrazin]

snippity snip

apparently its an audio file?

ill get back to you in a bit

found this

 

Repair the .Wav File

• Open your audio-editing software program.

• Open the .wav file you want to repair as a "RAW" file.

• Save the file in the .wav format.

• Close the audio-editing software.

• Play the .wav file to ensure that the repair and conversion was completed.

[Master Disaster]

Reboot into WinRE, run command prompt as Admin then delete it from there.

[iced colt]

Have you tried using something like a Ubuntu live CD to get access to your Windows file system and deleting it form there?

I haven't tried that but would it work if i try and remove the file using another computer as in a server to access the shared data?

[iced colt]

apparently its an audio file?

ill get back to you in a bit

found this

it crashes audacity and fl studio when trying this

[IsaacDaGrazin]

it crashes audacity and fl studio when trying this

oh

hmm gimme some more teim

[IsaacDaGrazin]

it crashes audacity and fl studio when trying this

1. Force delete using Windows

Enter the command prompt (Start-> Run-> Cmd) and enter ‘del /f filename’, where ‘filename’ is the name of the file or files (you can specify multiple files using commas) you want to delete.

[iced colt]

1. Force delete using Windows

Enter the command prompt (Start-> Run-> Cmd) and enter ‘del /f filename’, where ‘filename’ is the name of the file or files (you can specify multiple files using commas) you want to delete.

 

that crashed cmd 

[IsaacDaGrazin]

that crashed cmd 

hmm

maybe someone put it there?

or is no one techy enough? (in your house)

[iced colt]

hmm

maybe someone put it there?

or is no one techy enough? (in your house)

im the only techy person in my house

[IsaacDaGrazin]

im the only techy person in my house

maybe some one is trying to attack you through your broadband and has put that file there?

im running out of ideas

[iced colt]

maybe some one is trying to attack you through your broadband and has put that file there?

im running out of ideas

i made the file but it corrupted and i can't remove it

[IsaacDaGrazin]

i made the file but it corrupted and i can't remove it

how did you make it?

[iced colt]

how did you make it?

audio export out of fl studio

[AeRiaL]

It could possibly be that way before you exported the file, that you haven't ran a; chkdsk /f in command prompt for a while to check for corrupt sectors, so possibly as the HDD never got this check, your PC assumed that sector was fine to write to, hence a corrupt file. It's unlikely but is still possible. If this is the case then you might be encountering the start of a slow HDD death. Check your HDD Health with a good program of rating and see if i'm correct about corrupt sectors.

[Altecice]

I haven't tried that but would it work if i try and remove the file using another computer as in a server to access the shared data?

 

No NTFS permissions still stand. 

[iced colt]

No NTFS permissions still stand. 

removed desktop folder using another computer and it worked

[Altecice]

removed desktop folder using another computer and it worked

 

Thats really odd... It would suggest that your user did not have permission but the local Admin account on your computer would be able to delete it.

[iced colt]

i booted into startup repair and ran cmd as system then used 'RD /S /Q "(drive letter)\Users\(username)\Desktop and then restart

[iced colt]

Thats really odd... It would suggest that your user did not have permission but the local Admin account on your computer would be able to delete it.

SYSTEM user has the highest authority and you can access it through startup repair 

[Altecice]

SYSTEM user has the highest authority and you can access it through startup repair 

 

Did you ever try taking ownership of the file? would have done the same thing with less effort  --- Good you got it sorted though!

[iced colt]

Did you ever try taking ownership of the file? would have done the same thing with less effort  --- Good you got it sorted though!

meh i was already in cmd so i just tried that