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I finally got sick of all this and mounted my PowerBook on my girlfriend's PowerBook in FireWire target disk mode. Contrary to what I expected, I could delete the file from Finder without a problem. And yes, that makes it look like a permission problem..

I guess now I'll never find out what the real problem was :-(

Thanks again all,
-sapporo.

It is too late now, of course, but if this crops up again, perhaps this suggestion might be useful. Apple came out in late February with an application called the "File Name Encoding Repair Utility". You can find the Apple KnowledgeBase document about it (and a download link) by going to Sherlock 'AppleCare' and doing a search on 'encoding repair'.

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The Mac OS 9 Finder uses Apple-specific Mac OS character sets (such as MacRoman or MacJapanese) to enter and display file names. The Mac OS X Finder uses a worldwide standard character encoding, named Unicode, to enter and display file names. Mac OS 9 converts file names to Unicode for storage on Mac OS Extended volumes, but when the encoding differs from the system default (for example, a Japanese file name on an English system or vice versa) the conversion to Unicode can be incorrect. As a result, the file name may not display as expected. The Mac OS X File Name Encoding Repair utility will correct many of the common cases of incorrect conversion.

I am having the exact same problem with a file with the name "Ti?ng Viê?t.html"

The system and none of the applications on the system can see this file, including Apple's utility! Therefore, it is impossible to delete.

Is there a way to delete this file without having to install OS 9?

Ron

This issue is four years old??? Is anyone still reading this thread?

I wouldn't mind if a kind person could read this and get back to me, because I cannot subscribe to this thread for some reason. (probably because I am new).

Ron

I'm still subscribed, but haven't come up with a solution yet :-)

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Originally Posted by rmanke (Post 368324)

I am having the exact same problem with a file with the name "Ti?ng Viê?t.html"

Is this a Photoshop related file? If so, I believe Adobe has posted a solution on its website.

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Originally Posted by tatilsever (Post 368405)

Is this a Photoshop related file? If so, I believe Adobe has posted a solution on its website.

Yes it is!

I'll check and see if I can find anything...

Thanks!

I don't suppose you could point me to the issue... i've looked high and low on Adobe's web site. There are many issues related to deleting files on their site...none of them seem to address this issue...

I would really appreciate any pointers...

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Originally Posted by tatilsever (Post 368405)

Is this a Photoshop related file? If so, I believe Adobe has posted a solution on its website.

Just so people don't have to go searching through dozens of threads, I found the solution to this particular issue.

Apparently, certain file names cause the directory structure to be confused, and there are files that don't exist showing up on your hard drive.

This is apparently an illegal file name that causes problems.

If you run the Disk First Aid, by booting off of your CD-ROM and selecting Disk Repair, it will fix your directory structure.

The method for rebooting into single user mode, and issuing an "fsck" command will do the same thing.

Ron