.Trash-999 Won't leave me alone (Or go...
TristanAnderson
10 Oct 2010
Hey guys. I have a problem with a folder called '.Trash-999'.
From what I've found on Google, a lot of people have problems with this folder, but I haven't been able to find out exactly what it is, or why I can't delete it. Some people claim it's something to do with a Photoshop (possible, because I have got PS installed, but I don't think it is), others put it down to a virus (highly unlikely, purely due to the folder's contents) and thirdly, and I think most likely, down to a system crash.
I think this is the most likely because the contents of the folder seems to be a backup of my 'users' and 'windows' directories.
At a little over 4 gig, this folder is taking up a sizeable portion of my disk and I'm eager to delete is, but windows gives the standard "file in use or read only" etc message, a program I've used before called "Unlocker" says that the file is being deleted, but nothing happens.
I've tried deleting it via a command prompt, in safe mode, even in ubuntu but nothing seems to work.
I know that this seems like a pretty long post but I really have had enough of this little pest not going away. Any help or ideas really would be soooooo much appreciated
From what I've found on Google, a lot of people have problems with this folder, but I haven't been able to find out exactly what it is, or why I can't delete it. Some people claim it's something to do with a Photoshop (possible, because I have got PS installed, but I don't think it is), others put it down to a virus (highly unlikely, purely due to the folder's contents) and thirdly, and I think most likely, down to a system crash.
I think this is the most likely because the contents of the folder seems to be a backup of my 'users' and 'windows' directories.
At a little over 4 gig, this folder is taking up a sizeable portion of my disk and I'm eager to delete is, but windows gives the standard "file in use or read only" etc message, a program I've used before called "Unlocker" says that the file is being deleted, but nothing happens.
I've tried deleting it via a command prompt, in safe mode, even in ubuntu but nothing seems to work.
I know that this seems like a pretty long post but I really have had enough of this little pest not going away. Any help or ideas really would be soooooo much appreciated
madTaMsKi
20 Oct 2010
Hmmmm
The fact that it has a dot infront of the folder name makes me think it is probably a unix/linux generated folder/dir
Have you been dual booting?
The fact that it has a dot infront of the folder name makes me think it is probably a unix/linux generated folder/dir
Have you been dual booting?
TristanAnderson
21 Oct 2010
madTaMsKi, on 20 October 2010 - 10:35 PM, said:
Hmmmm
The fact that it has a dot infront of the folder name makes me think it is probably a unix/linux generated folder/dir
Have you been dual booting?
The fact that it has a dot infront of the folder name makes me think it is probably a unix/linux generated folder/dir
Have you been dual booting?
krugur
07 Feb 2011
TristanAnderson, on 10 October 2010 - 04:35 PM, said:
Hey guys. I have a problem with a folder called '.Trash-999'.
From what I've found on Google, a lot of people have problems with this folder, but I haven't been able to find out exactly what it is, or why I can't delete it. Some people claim it's something to do with a Photoshop (possible, because I have got PS installed, but I don't think it is), others put it down to a virus (highly unlikely, purely due to the folder's contents) and thirdly, and I think most likely, down to a system crash.
I think this is the most likely because the contents of the folder seems to be a backup of my 'users' and 'windows' directories.
At a little over 4 gig, this folder is taking up a sizeable portion of my disk and I'm eager to delete is, but windows gives the standard "file in use or read only" etc message, a program I've used before called "Unlocker" says that the file is being deleted, but nothing happens.
I've tried deleting it via a command prompt, in safe mode, even in ubuntu but nothing seems to work.
I know that this seems like a pretty long post but I really have had enough of this little pest not going away. Any help or ideas really would be soooooo much appreciated
From what I've found on Google, a lot of people have problems with this folder, but I haven't been able to find out exactly what it is, or why I can't delete it. Some people claim it's something to do with a Photoshop (possible, because I have got PS installed, but I don't think it is), others put it down to a virus (highly unlikely, purely due to the folder's contents) and thirdly, and I think most likely, down to a system crash.
I think this is the most likely because the contents of the folder seems to be a backup of my 'users' and 'windows' directories.
At a little over 4 gig, this folder is taking up a sizeable portion of my disk and I'm eager to delete is, but windows gives the standard "file in use or read only" etc message, a program I've used before called "Unlocker" says that the file is being deleted, but nothing happens.
I've tried deleting it via a command prompt, in safe mode, even in ubuntu but nothing seems to work.
I know that this seems like a pretty long post but I really have had enough of this little pest not going away. Any help or ideas really would be soooooo much appreciated
its not a infection, not a virus, it feels you have dual boot computer.
I have also ubuntu in my PC when i access my drive in ubuntu it creates these folders.
