Help with weird generic computer issue?

[fritata]

I tried to save a screenshot of my Linux desktop from Linux to my Windows's partition, however,

The program I used somehow managed to name it using characters that can't be used to name files, so I can't edit, delete, copy it, view it, etc.

How can I delete it?

 

[TrashyMG]

If your using command line try using quotes copy and paste is your friend.:

 

rm "some_oddname_file.png"

 

[fritata]

"File name is not valid or too long"

 

[fritata]

hmmmm I tried:

del (first few characters of file)

and

del (entire filename)

and it says that the file could not be found.

 

[TrashyMG]

Is this in windows?

if so have you tried ?

del first_few_characters*
Just be careful if other files start with those same characters.
if linux substitute del with rm

 

[fritata]

This is what i get.

ghgh.bmp

 

[Ian J]

Not tried this one myself but this looks worth a go: http://dimitar.me/quickly-remove-special-characters-from-file-names/

 

[fritata]

^ It didn't acknowledge the file.

 

[Neelix]

you could try:

chkdsk /f


It should see the invalid file name as a corruption of the file system,  and "fix" it by removing that directory entry...

- Neelix

 

[gp32rich]

Just because you haven't stated it .. have you tried renaming it not from cmdline; either windows or nix

 

[comradekingu]

And since your partition is ntfs? it probably honors the file permissions too.

 

[fritata]

The chkdsk worked! Thanks neelix!

 

[Neelix]

no worries

- Neelix