*This is the message you will see "Cannot delete file: Cannot read from the source file or disk".
*The file’s properties to check permissions presented a very blank properties dialog.
*It's not a virus or anything because antivirus, anti-spyware, adware and even the CHKDSK won't work.
*The filename ended with a dot. For example "C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\ myfile.". As far as Windows is concerned this is an invalid file name.
*how did this file get created? The file was on a file share which had been accessed by a Mac user. Macs tend to write all sorts of metadata to extra “._DSStore” files and suchlike and had left this file behind.
*How to solve it? By prefixing your file paths with \\?\, (ie. C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\myfile.. becomes \\?\C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\myfile..)
*Using a command prompt I was able to delete the file using:
del "\\?\C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\myfile.."
*If it is a folder/directory:
change "del" to "rd /s"
*How to use command prompt?
C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\myfile..
type:
c:
cd Documents and Settings > cd user > cd desktop etc.
cd.. == means back
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