Delete file on xp

For example: You move the database from server1 to server2, but you have a server with a maintenance plan which performs a periodic backup or you reinstall the SQL instance on server1 and you restore the database.

In the backup case the sets which are kept as information in msdb are no longer there, therefore all older backups which have been created will not be deleted as no information is checked from the fails derived from the tables with backup sets.

Question I'm trying to write some SQL that will delete files of type '. This returns 'success', but the files aren't getting deleted. Had a similar problem, found various answers. Here's what I found. So adding "network service" and granting it "modify" helped.

The solutions are: Be sure to NOT have a period. Be sure to click on the Include First-Level sub folders if they exist for each database backup. Be sure to click on the backup files at the top. The maintenance task does check the file type. For database backups, I believe it checks the backup file header. Improve this question. Chris Burgess Chris Burgess 5, 13 13 gold badges 52 52 silver badges 68 68 bronze badges.

Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Had a similar problem, found various answers. Here's what I found. Improve this answer. The ' no dot ' on the file extension helped me. Jorge Ferreira Jorge Ferreira Does it look into the file to see if I'm messing with it instead of just looking at the extension?

Yes it checks the binary signature of the file. I tried with a. Eduardo Molteni Eduardo Molteni So adding "network service" and granting it "modify" helped. Holger Holger 2, 17 17 silver badges 19 19 bronze badges. The solutions are: Be sure to NOT have a period. Be sure to click on the Include First-Level sub folders if they exist for each database backup. Be sure to click on the backup files at the top. The maintenance task does check the file type.

For database backups, I believe it checks the backup file header. One approach to testing is to use the maintenance task to delete an individual file. C B 1, 6 6 gold badges 17 17 silver badges 20 20 bronze badges.

The following query, which should return the error message text, returns no rows:. I guess this means that the text of the error messages is coming directly from the internal function, which explains messages such as:.

But, what does this option do? It seems reasonable to imply, based on the name of the option, its current state i. We will impersonate the restricted account to avoid the possiblity of implied permission for sysadmins.

To that end, there might be some clues in various places. StackExchange :. But what else does it disable?

Disabling access to those three DMFs should instead be handled by something along the lines of:. Uncheck everything except the file name. This stops Windows XP trying to read the file - this problem affects many video, audio and graphics files. Still no luck? OK, here is the best trick of all. Most sites give you cryptic Windows registry and DOS commands to remove a file, but the answer is so much simpler.

Get a copy of MoveOnBoot or Unlocker both are free these simple tools will allow you to Move, Copy or Delete files before Windows can lock or alter the files. There are no messy boot or DOS commands, just a simple 3-step process. Step 1: Locate the name of the file that is causing your problems. Step 2: Decide if you want to copy, move or delete the file.

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