[windows2000] Re: prf*.tmp-files galore
- From: "Sorin Srbu" <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:44:25 +0100
Dan Manell <> scribbled on Friday, December 21, 2007 9:38 AM:
Same thing; ie nothing happens. I can do a "dir /AHRS prf*.tmp" and get a
listing of the offending files, but not delete them via the script.
[Slow day at ITS, as you're showing up here? ;-)]
> What happens if you run the command manually from CMD?
>
> /Dan M
>
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>> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sorin Srbu
>> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 9:00 AM
>> To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [windows2000] prf*.tmp-files galore
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I keep collecting prf*.tmp-files in my profile that's stored on a dfs-
>> share. I know those are open files that can't be written while synching
>> the profile according to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328607.
>>
>> So far none of them have proven to be any important data, so I figured I
>> could create a scheduled task to automatically remove them from the
>> central stored profile.
>>
>> So, I made a batch-script (basically a "del /F /Q prf*.tmp" for a few
>> particular folders) and ran it and nothing happened... Checked the
>> file-attribs and noticed the prf-files were marked HRSA, which would
>> explain why the del-command in my batch-script couldn't delete them. No
>> problem, I changed my script to include "attrib -R /S prf*.tmp", "attrib
>> -H /S prf*.tmp" and "attrib -S /S prf*.tmp" and ran the script again.
>> Still nothing...
>>
>> I can delete them manually via Windows Explorer, but that is not
>> feasible, I need an automatic way to do this.
>>
>> Do you guys have any hints ir ideas on how to do this?
>>
>> TIA.
>>
>> --
>> BW,
>> Sorin
>>
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