Hey guys I've got a bit of an issue. I was copying over a video file from an external HDD to my desktop when my son accidentally removed the USB. I now have a corrupt file sitting on my desktop that I can't seem to get rid of. If I so much as click on the icon of the file explorer crashes.
Does anyone have any idea how I could remove this file?
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You need to check for and correct file system errors before you can delete this file. By default your desktop is stored in C:\Users\<yourname> so this would mean it's the C: drive you need to check. Open File Explorer at 'My PC'. Right-click on C:\ and select 'Properties'. On the 'Tools' tab click the 'Check' button.
Don't try manipulating that file in File Explorer.
Just open Command Prompt, do 'cd C:\Users\<yourname>\Desktop' (if that's your desktop folder location) and then do 'del <fIle name>' to delete this file.
I tried this but command prompt doesn't seem to find the file, I think because there's a space in it. I typed...
C:\Users\VizualDze\Desktop>del 1st half.avi
and it said...
Could Not Find C:\Users\VizualDze\Desktop\1st
It just cut off the half.avi - is there something in command prompt I need to put in that equates to a space? It's so long since I've used it.
Or you can try to use software to recover it. I know easeus has a tool for recovering. Maybe it could help you.
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