Help with weird generic computer issue?


fritata

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

 

Code:
rm "some_oddname_file.png"
 
hmmmm I tried:

del (first few characters of file)

and

del (entire filename)

and it says that the file could not be found.
 
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
 
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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
 
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