Archive for February 20th, 2011
Cannot delete internet shortcuts (.url) – Access denied
I deleted a directory on my server, it left 3 files behind. I cannot access the three files, whatever I do. Everything responds ‘Access Denied’. If I try to double click the shortcut I am told that it is an invalid shortcut. Properties show the file information, but the Security tab is missing.
Initially I suspected the disk and ran a CHKDSK /F, this caused the volume to be dismounted. It solved the problem but it’s a lot of effort and some down time.
Then I found this http://vkirshin.blogspot.com/2011/01/cannot-delete-files-from-favorites.html. I opened explorer to show the offending files and stopped the indexing service. The offending files immediately disappeared. I started the service again and they are still gone.
I believe this is a recent issue, but I don’t have time to investigate further.
