SAN Admin has validated that there are no issues on the disk. My question is this: Does anyone know of a way to delete this file or if there is a way to run a chkdsk or something similar on a single file? Thank You Brian Dougherty. The first step should be check disk, and no we cannot only check disk for specific file. For detailed information see:. Also I've heard a tool named "renamer" which sometimes help users to delete undeletable files. And if you cannot fix the issue even with check disk, you may need to backup and reformat the volume.
TechNet Subscriber Support in forum If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tnmff microsoft. If the above info doesn't helps you. I suggest you refer this blog link. Thank you for the feedback. Right-click the disk in which you want to free up space, and then click Properties.
Click the General tab, and then click Disk Cleanup. Click the Disk Cleanup tab if it is not already selected , click to select the check boxes next to the files that you want to remove, and then click OK. Click Yes to the proceed with this action, and then click OK. Option 2 Start your computer in safe mode and delete the file there. Option 3 Some people have found a solution here. I hope this helps! How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site.
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Close all programs you were working on and restart your computer. Log into an administrator account. Locate the corrupted file you want to delete. Drag the corrupted file to the Recycle Bin. Right-click the Recycle Bin icon.
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Cookie Settings. Learn why people trust wikiHow. Download Article Explore this Article methods. Related Articles. Make a copy of this corrupted file since changing the file format might cause damage to it. Step 2. Change the file to a similar file format eg. If your file doesn't have a file format show after the file name, manually add the file extension such as. Windows itself offers the Error Check function. It will check the drive for file system errors. If the corrupted file is a system file, it can scan, find out, and fix the error.
Here is how to perform a standard error check on the drive:. Open the Computer and then right-click on the hard drive that has the corrupted files. Select Properties. On the Properties window, click Tools and then tap Check now under Error-checking. Select the "Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors" and "Automatically fix file system errors" checkboxes and then tap Start.
Step 4. If it is the system disk normally C: that contains the corrupted file, you have to schedule a disk check and restart your computer. The checking starts immediately when you restart the computer. After it is completed, the results will be displayed.
Step 5. After reviewing the scan result, tap Scan and repair drive. Select when you want the file system to be repaired and then wait for the final result. This method is also conditional. You have to had the previous versions feature turned on before. It will allow you to restore the file to the restore points.
However, all the changes from that time will be gone. Damaged folders and hard drives can also be restored in the same way. To restore the file to previous versions,. Right-click the corrupted file and choose Restore previous versions from the drop-down menu. Just select the version of the file you want to restore from the pop-up window.
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