Re: Getting rid of invalid filename

[see_sig_for_valid_email@no.spam (Simon Williams)]

Greg Buchner <apple22@mn.rr.com> wrote:

> > > In Cat Doctor, Sort the directory that file is in, moving that file to
> > > the bottom of the directory.  When it's there, press Open-Apple Delete
> > > (or maybe it's just Delete or Control Delete or something like that.
> > <snip>
> > 
> > For some reason that makes the filename disappear, but does not actually
> > remove the file...
> 
> Did you write out the directory?  That would be required.  Forgot to 
> mention that I guess.  The procedure was designed for problem files 
> exactly like you have.

A-ha! Apparently if there is only one file in the directory OA-DELETE
doesn't work - just goes back to the CAT DOCTOR menu without giving the
option to rewrite the directory. I would never have figured that out if
I hadn't booted GS/OS and left the finder.data file behind. 

Did I mention that I LOVE Prosel?

Well, I'm glad I didn't have to do anything too drastic (unless you
count the hour and a half I spent archiving all my files in sheer
terror). Thanks much for the help...
-simon
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