[X-Unix] Unlinking a file... illegal characters?

Stroller MacMonster at myrealbox.com
Thu Feb 24 17:50:58 PST 2005


On Feb 25, 2005, at 1:23 am, Eugene wrote:
...
> :   $ rm -rf /Volumes/CLEARLIGHT/.Trashes/
> :   rm:
> : /Volumes/CLEARLIGHT/.Trashes//501/legoland/
> : e=ED=A5y=ED=C3y=ED=C3y=ED=C3vk=89=C6=A5=89=C6=A5..=89=C6=A5=89=C6=A5: =
File name too long
> :   rm: /Volumes/CLEARLIGHT/.Trashes//501/legoland: Directory not =
empty
> :   rm: /Volumes/CLEARLIGHT/.Trashes//501: Directory not empty
> :   rm: /Volumes/CLEARLIGHT/.Trashes/: Directory not empty
> :
> [...]
> :
> : The file originated on a customer's Windows box, which I backed-up =
by
> : booting to MandrakeMove & `cp -Rf /mnt/windows/*=20
> /path/to/Clearlight`.
> : I guess the file has become corrupt at some point - I've tried=20
> removing
> : it under Lunix, Windows & Mac OS X, but all so far to no avail...
>
> Try deleting as root?
>
> 	$ sudo rm -rf /Volumes/CLEARLIGHT/.Trashes/

Sorry... should have said - I've tried that.

Stroller.



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