My computer had orphaned files. What does that mean?
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I got the following information from http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q202154/\n----------------------------------------------------------\nAn orphaned file is a file in a web that is not linked to any other file in the web. An orphaned file can be any type of file, such as an HTML document, an image, or a binary data file.\n\nAn orphaned file is not an unlinked file. There may be multiple links among a whole web of orphaned files. What makes a file an orphaned file is that by following any and all hyperlinks present in the home page, and then following any and all hyperlinks from all subsequent link levels reached from the home page, the orphaned file is not reachable.\n----------------------------------------------------------\n\nThis is the link to the Yahoo search results for orphaned files. http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=ytff1-&p=orphaned%20files&ei=UTF-8\n\nI hope this helps. Good luck!!
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Don't you just love computers? The file may already have been deleted.To make sure of the correct path, file name, is saying ( the computer is not finding the file) You can go to SEARCH, type the file name in and modify your search to all hidden and sub-folders. if it is there and will not let you delete, it is part of the operating system..Or another program in use..good luck.
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It may be in use by your computer. Ctrl-Alt-Del and see if it's on the list. You could end task then try. But, I'd make sure it isn't a necessary file first.
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It means the file is corrupt. U will not be able to extract it. If u have downloaded it, try downloading it agian.
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I have had this problem before, if you are sure its not an important file and its probably not if its on your desktop, you have probably allready deleted them but your system has not picked up on them being deleted yet, this happens to me sometimes after my computer has been on for a while, you just need to refresh your screen, or if that does not work try just to reboot that should take care of it.
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If its a big file (over 500MB) then probably a hard disk image created with Ghost.  Open it using Ghost Explorer or restore it to a harddisk using Ghost.exe (dos) or Ghost32 (winPE)
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Google "recover my files"
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There are a lot of bits and pieces left when you delete files. You also have hidden files in seemingly empty folders. Cookies are files too. Delete all internet files and cookies before you scan. Run cleanup program to get rid of them before you scan.
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This most likely means that something changed on you computer that caused a software conflict. This could either be a Windows Update issue, or perhaps you just installed software or hardware.\n\nThe best thing to do at this point, without getting too deep into difficult solutions, is to perform a System Restore (NOT a recovery disk from the computer manufacturer).\n\nIn safe mode, go to Programs-Accessories-System Tools-System Restore. Do a Restore to an earlier time, and set it to just before the problem started. If a restore point is available just a few days ago, then your data should all be there. I've seen times when a restore will erase your personal files, BUT only when choose a restore date from a long time ago.\n\nNOW keep an eye on what the computer does, and perhaps you can see what causes it to do it again (hopefully it won't, but it's possible).
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I don't think AVG has automatically deleted that file. Check in its Virus Vault.
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Hope's not lost, just get a disk recovery tool and there you go. yOU CAN GET IT FROM HERE: http://www.download.com/Recover-My-Files-Data-Recovery/3000-2248_4-10542385.html
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yes, tools like Norton SYStem works and Ghost help recover these files. you can also use knoppix live to looks for these files, if you orginally knew where they were located.
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try to delete them after restating your system.may be there is something in cache.
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From the "trash"folder. If you emptied this folder, then its lost forever.
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Let us know what system you have. Is it, Win95, 98, 2000, ...etc.\n\nRestore. If you have Win XP, you might want to restore your system. To do this, go to, \n\nSTART/PROGRAMS/ACCESORIES/SYSTEM TOOLS/RESTORE SYSTEM or SYSTEM RESTORE\n\nThen, follow instructions. Go back as far as you can go on the date. This should solve and restore your missing files problems.\n\nLou — elbohemio724@yahoo.com
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It's definately a compressed file that's been split up, and I *think* it was done with hjsplit http://www.freebyte.com/hjsplit/ I seem to recall it using that format. Use that program to rejoin them. If that's not it... you may need to fish around, but it's *definately* something that's been split up, with a similar program, if not that one. Find the program it was split with, and you'll have what you need to put it back together
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Yup, safe mode is the ticket.  Or get a startup manager like WinPatrol or StartupCop and kill them that way.\n\nSometimes you can just rename them - the next time Windows starts it may balk at the missing file but by then you  don't care.\n\nMake sure when you do a manual delete like this search for copies of that file stored as a "automatic backup DLL" to make sure it doesn't come back and haunt you.