- May 8, 2002
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I have a bit annoying issue with Windows XP - Professional at the moment. Here is the situation:
I have several of my music folders stored under the typical "My Documents - My Music" folder. In each of my folders exist a JPEG picture of the album (front cover & back cover), as well as the music itself. At the moment, I am trying to delete some of my music folders. However, there are a couple of music folders that I cannot delete.
In each of these problem folders, the JPEG pictures will not delete. If you try to delete the file by right-clicking or using the "Del" key on the file, nothing happens (the prompt to send it to the Recycle Bin doesn't even appear). If you double-click on this file, a blank image appears (even though Windows Explorer shows it taking more than 100 KB space). When I try to delete the problem folder itself, Explorer complains, "Cannot delete THELEG~2.JPG. Cannot find the specified file. Make sure you specify the correct path and file name." Strange, since Explorer clearly lists that file in that folder, but the file is listed as "The Legend of Zelda - Ocarina of Time - The Original Soundtrack - Vol. II - The Lost Tracks [Front].jpg"
I did find something in common between all of the problem folders: all of the images that cannot be deleted are longer than 84 characters and Explorer will not allow me to create or rename a file longer than 84 characters, just only in those folders. This is very strange, because I have many other music folders with image files that are longer than 84 characters that can be deleted/relocated fine. I can also create/rename files much longer than 84 characters in the non-problem folders. I have another PC with XP that has all of the same content of music as this PC, but it does not have this issue.
I'm at a loss here. To sum it up, Windows Explorer shows the JPEG files there, but when I try to delete it, it does nothing. When I try to delete the folder containing the problem JPEG file itself, Explorer complains that it's not even there. Any help on how to resolve this issue would be helpful.
EDIT: This is a relatively new install of XP on this PC, completely up to date with the latest Microsoft patches. No registry hacks or any of the sort has been done.
I have several of my music folders stored under the typical "My Documents - My Music" folder. In each of my folders exist a JPEG picture of the album (front cover & back cover), as well as the music itself. At the moment, I am trying to delete some of my music folders. However, there are a couple of music folders that I cannot delete.
In each of these problem folders, the JPEG pictures will not delete. If you try to delete the file by right-clicking or using the "Del" key on the file, nothing happens (the prompt to send it to the Recycle Bin doesn't even appear). If you double-click on this file, a blank image appears (even though Windows Explorer shows it taking more than 100 KB space). When I try to delete the problem folder itself, Explorer complains, "Cannot delete THELEG~2.JPG. Cannot find the specified file. Make sure you specify the correct path and file name." Strange, since Explorer clearly lists that file in that folder, but the file is listed as "The Legend of Zelda - Ocarina of Time - The Original Soundtrack - Vol. II - The Lost Tracks [Front].jpg"
I did find something in common between all of the problem folders: all of the images that cannot be deleted are longer than 84 characters and Explorer will not allow me to create or rename a file longer than 84 characters, just only in those folders. This is very strange, because I have many other music folders with image files that are longer than 84 characters that can be deleted/relocated fine. I can also create/rename files much longer than 84 characters in the non-problem folders. I have another PC with XP that has all of the same content of music as this PC, but it does not have this issue.
I'm at a loss here. To sum it up, Windows Explorer shows the JPEG files there, but when I try to delete it, it does nothing. When I try to delete the folder containing the problem JPEG file itself, Explorer complains that it's not even there. Any help on how to resolve this issue would be helpful.
EDIT: This is a relatively new install of XP on this PC, completely up to date with the latest Microsoft patches. No registry hacks or any of the sort has been done.
I think everyone is mistaking my problem with the common "Cannot delete file. Another application is using it" issue (even though there isn't). You see, Explorer doesn't even show any such errors, or prompts when I try to delete the problem file. Absolutely nothing happens. It is only when I try to delete the folder with the problem file, where it says "THELEG~1.jpg file does not exist. Check path" or the sort. I can't even check the file properties when I right-click the file. In fact, none of the typical file actions (Properties, Delete, Cut, Copy, Make Shortcut, etc.) show when I right-click the problem file. It's like the file isn't even there, or the it isn't even a file at all.
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