The AVI file remains unaffected by deletion attempts.
The AVI file remains unaffected by deletion attempts.
yeap, that's exactly what you do now. But instead of installing it, in boot, or GRUB, choose "Try Ubuntu without installing", and after it all loads up, in there on your desktop usually you can see your C drive on your desktop. But in any case if it is not there, you can go to the "start" menu of ubuntu in the upper left corner,
type "Disks" in there, and run it.
In Disks, try to find which partition is your C drive and this AVI file is in there, (notice that in Ubuntu partitions don't have labels like "C:" , but they are all mounted from the root or simply "/" and then into media and so on. Even devices are treated like files and so on, on Linux. Anyways, In Disks applet you will have something like this:
to the left, there are Disks or container devices like hard disks or DVD drives or flash sticks, and if you click on any of them, to the right you can see partitions.
BUT the good news is, that for your immediate purposes you don't need to know all that. And there is a very good chance that your C partition is already appearing on your Ubuntu live desktop and by double-clicking it, it will load up. And you can go to that AVI file and delete it, and then shut down the system, remove the USB stick, and then boot right back into Windows to see if the file still appears there or not. If the file is gone, all is solved, but if the file appears again let me know.
In case you are having problems with any of the steps, please ask, and I will be happy to provide you with any help.
I attempted to remove it, but it didn’t vanish right away. I checked if deleting some pictures would help, but it still deleted them. What’s odd is there’s a sound effect that plays each time I try to delete the AVI file, yet not when I removed the pictures.
Also shown when I right-click it, which looks different from a normal file.
The lack of space on the drive could be a problem. Do you have a backup drive or a USB stick available? You should always have one for backups. Consider transferring the file to that device instead of removing it. Alternatively, delete some other files to make room, then try deleting this one.
There are two potential situations to consider.
First, you may have placed the partition in read-only mode, which is acceptable. This could explain why you don’t see any "delete" options when you right-click on it.
Alternatively, your NTFS partition might be corrupted or damaged.
Here are your possible actions:
1. Re-mount the partition in read/write mode within Ubuntu. You can find guidance at the following links:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/70281/wh...-read-only
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions...write-mode
Or
2. If these instructions are unclear, and you’re still struggling with Linux, you can enter Windows recovery mode and attempt to remove the file.
To do this:
If you restart your Linux system, disconnect the USB flash drive, and log into Windows as usual.
Assuming you're using Windows 10, navigate to Settings, then use the WinKey+I shortcut or the Start menu. In Windows, go to:
Settings → Update & Recovery → Recovery. On the "Recovery" page, look for "Advanced startup" and click "Restart now".
Once in the Recovery environment, select "See advanced repair options", then choose "Troubleshoot" → "Advanced options" → "Command Prompt".
You should see a command prompt like this:
With X:\ on it.
If this is still unclear, you can try launching the recovery command prompt (X:\) by typing this command while logged in:
shutdown /r /o /t 30
This sets the restart time to 30 seconds. If you enter 1 instead of 30, the system will restart immediately. The "/r" option restarts the system, and "/o" directs it to the advanced boot options, with "/t" allowing you to adjust the delay.
After entering the command prompt at X:, type "notepad" and press Enter. A Notepad window will open. In this window, go to the File menu, then Open, or use the shortcut Ctrl+O. At the bottom right, you should see a folder labeled "Text Documents (*.txt)". Change it to "All Files (*)" and try to locate the AVI file you wish to delete. After finding it, select the file and press the Delete key combination (Shift + Delete). Check if the file is removed.
If this works, restart your system after deletion and log back into Windows to verify. If the file remains, we’ll need to investigate what’s preventing its removal.
Let me know how it goes.
shutdown is a kind of universal command used across all the Linxus OSes and Windows OSes I have worked with, including Windows XP and Windows 10. It would be unexpected if it isn't available on your system. When you open an Admin command prompt after logging in normally, type this exact line and press enter to see the result.