psrds@warwick.ac.uk (Dr T A Harley) (03/22/90)
A little while ago I remember discussion about a "folder from hell". My
machine is now possessed by something similar, but all the remedies that
were suggested before don't seem to work (at least the ones I remember):
The file, which was probably created by denying resources via SAM
intercept while transferring across Appletalk, just sits there, and
cannot be deleted ("file/folder cannot be deleted or moved as it is missing"),
and it is claimed that it cannot be renamed (I get an error message), but in
actual fact it can be. You cannot move files into this folder ("folder
missing") or open it or move it into other folders. RedEdit and Disktop
don't help much because the folder can't be opened. I've rebuilt the desktop
and this didn't do anything either.
Anymore tips for exorcism?
Trevor A. Harley
Psychology Dept., U. of Warwick, Coventry UK
psrds@cu.warwick.ac.ukjcb2647@cec1.wustl.edu (James Christopher Beard) (03/23/90)
In article <460@clover.warwick.ac.uk> psrds@warwick.ac.uk (Dr T A Harley) writes: > >A little while ago I remember discussion about a "folder from hell". My >machine is now possessed by something similar, but all the remedies that >were suggested before don't seem to work (at least the ones I remember): > >The file, which was probably created by denying resources via SAM >intercept while transferring across Appletalk, just sits there, and >cannot be deleted ("file/folder cannot be deleted or moved as it is missing"), >and it is claimed that it cannot be renamed (I get an error message), but in >actual fact it can be. You cannot move files into this folder ("folder >missing") or open it or move it into other folders. RedEdit and Disktop >don't help much because the folder can't be opened. I've rebuilt the desktop >and this didn't do anything either. I had a similar problem. In my case, the folder (or, I suspect, something invisible living in it) gave messages about being "busy" when one tried to delete it. This was despite the fact that the "busy" bit for the folder itself was not set. Renaming the folder in my case did not give rise to error messages. Attempts to delete it by holding down command-option while placing it in the trash and while selecting "Empty Trash" did not work (but that's worth a try, since I have had it work for files that acted that claimed to be busy). After learning of no effective remedy from anyone, I copied the contents off the hard disk and reformatted it, which fixed the problem. (Just what you want to hear, I'm sure.) Jamie Beard (beard@wuibc2.wustl.edu)
MacUserLabs@cup.portal.com (Stephan - Somogyi) (03/24/90)
I've found that the remedy to many problems, including folders from hell, is running Apple's Disk First Aid on a volume. If DFA finds something amiss and you let it fix what's wrong, problems usually go away. ______________________________________________________________ Stephan Somogyi "You realize, this means war." - D. Duck NetWorkShop Manager MacUser Any opinions expressed above are mine.