Comments on: Cannot read from the source file or disk

By: Art

Art — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:06:55 +0000

try downloading Unlocker from http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/ After you intall it right click on what you try to delete and choose Unlocker. Then choose the action on left drop down list.

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:22:00 +0000

Chkdsk /f did not work for me. I still get the message cannot read from source disk or file whenever I try to delete an empty folder. What funny is that when I hover over the folder in explorer, you know how the OS underlines the folder name as a link. The underline is several characters longer than the folder name it self. Don’t know if the means anything. Unable to delete this folder is such a problem because Norton Ghost cannot backup the drive because it gags when it gets to this folder. Can anyone help.

By: blake

blake — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:05:04 +0000

I dont think so. But the last time I did this was a couple months ago, so I dont quite remember.

By: Thanks:)

Thanks:) — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:01:04 +0000

Searched through all solutions, still doesn?t work. Then i came across this solution and it worked:) The unknown file came back to normal and i was able to delete it! Thank you so much :):):):):):):)

By: TERRY

TERRY — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:00:39 +0000

I was running out of ideas on how to fix this problem on my Sandisk Flashdrive and came across this site! The solution worked like a charm! Thanks so much!!!!!!!!!

By: blake

blake — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 16:59:52 +0000

This won?t work on a CD because a CD is read-only. The command is designed to run on drives that can be modified. I think that CD is defective.

By: Dude

Dude — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 16:59:29 +0000

Ok this is great and all but I have this problem occuring with a CD?Itried running the chkdsk /f (cd-rom drive) with the disk installed but it says ?the file system is RAW and chkdsk dosen?t work on RAW??not that it does much good it wouldn?t be able to fix it either?.any other way around this annoying error?

By: andraia

andraia — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 16:58:52 +0000

did you have to reboot after running chkdsk first before deleting the folder?

By: blake

blake — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 16:58:02 +0000

Not sure if chkdsk will work on a network file. I have never had to use it on a LAN.

By: tim D

tim D — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 16:57:42 +0000

I?m getting this error with a file that is on the network. how do I remove it? Thanks