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SOLVED canvas folder I cannot delete

WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 40,434
edited February 23 in Technical Help (nuts n bolts)

Stonemason's render settings for Black Gate had canvases checked or maybe something previously done did

just know I didn't 

I didn't want them

deleted it but cannot delete the root folder

not even with command prompt

Post edited by WendyLuvsCatz on

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  • DrunkMonkeyProductionsDrunkMonkeyProductions Posts: 1,193

    Could be a corrupted file or a permissions issue.

    First thing i'd try, check the folder permissions. right click>Properties>Security. Make sure your account is listed with "Full control" checked. If it's not, you can, generally, just click the Edit button and add full control.

    If that checks, try renaming the folder, and/or file(s) in it. Then try deleting again.

    If Explorer throws the same error, then try using an Elevated(administrator) command prompt, with explorer closed. Right click the Command prompt icon and select Run as Administrator.

    If that doesn't work, try rebooting.

    If that doesn't work, then you've probably got a corrupted file and will need to run checkdisk and/or disk cleanup to get the error to clear.

     

    If you've gone through all that and it still won't delete the folder, there's probably a hidden file in there.

    Try turning on Show hidden files, folders and drives under File explorer options in the Control panel.

    Try deleting the file using the regular method, and if that throws an error, go through the steps above for the file itself.

     

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 40,434
    edited February 23

    I am still rendering an animation in DAZ studio so haven't tried rebooting yet

    that will be the next thing

    I did try changing permissions under properties 

    I often get files in my library from Autoadapting stuff I cannot delete too

    and a few content files  in particular 3 from Polish in textures when I moved my entire library to another drive

    since formatted that drive

    this folder has a 0 byte value

    after rebooting I could delete it

    Post edited by WendyLuvsCatz on
  • DrunkMonkeyProductionsDrunkMonkeyProductions Posts: 1,193

    WendyLuvsCatz said:

    I am still rendering an animation in DAZ studio so haven't tried rebooting yet

    that will be the next thing

    I did try changing permissions under properties 

    I often get files in my library from Autoadapting stuff I cannot delete too

    and a few content files  in particular 3 from Polish in textures when I moved my entire library to another drive

    since formatted that drive

    this folder has a 0 byte value

    after rebooting I could delete it

    Cool.

    Sounds like it was just an Explorer hang then.

    If you're getting this a lot, something else you might try is to restart the Windows Explorer in Task manager.

    Just be aware this can cause problems, losing the task bar in the worst case, and require a hard reboot(push the power button). 

     

     

  • StonemasonStonemason Posts: 1,233

    sorry about that, some of the render presets I use for testing and promos use canvasses and I'm often forgetting to uncheck them when packing up

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 40,434

    Stonemason said:

    sorry about that, some of the render presets I use for testing and promos use canvasses and I'm often forgetting to uncheck them when packing up

    its OK, I occasionally have used Canvases myself but some stuff did delete just not that one folder until after reboot so it's more likely an issue with my PC or that drive

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