Number: 1710

Date: 27-Jul-84 23':17':24

Submitter: Le.pasa

Source: (POLSON@SUMEX-AIM.ARPA) le.pasa

Subject: Unable to delete files from floppy

Assigned To: 

Attn: Roach.pa

Status: Incomplete

In/By: 

Problem Type: Bug

Impact: Serious

Difficulty: 

Frequency: Intermittent

Priority: Unlikely

System: Operating System

Subsystem: DLion Floppy

Machine: 1108

Disk: 

Lisp Version: Fugue6

Source Files: 

Microcode Version: 

Memory Size: 

File Server: 

Server Software Version: 

Disposition: [KBR 22-AUG-84  I''m not given a lot of info on this.  What are the names of the files involved?  What were you doing when you created them?  I don''t have a repeatable case or all that many complainers.  You can use FLOPPY.TO.FILE to pick up the pieces when FLOPPY.SCAVENGE fails.  PRIORITY _ UNLIKELY instead of ABSOLUTELY]  '
["Masinter" "10-Sep-84 14':30':30" Source': Subject':]'
[KBR 11-SEP-84  Status _ Incomplete.  See my 22-AUG-84 questions above.  Larry Masinter has suggested that a copy of such an offending floppy be sent to me for wizard examination]'
["Roach" "11-Sep-84 00':49':45" Status':(Open->Incomplete) Disposition':]

Description: '
5. I''m finding it impossible to delete certain files from my floppies.  (These '
are files I put there explicitly, not something like that special unkillable'
file which appears on {DSK}.)  In fact, I have multiple files with the same '
name and version number!  I tried a (FLOPPY.SCAVENGE) since it appeared the '
floppy critical records were indeed "confused", but to no avail.  Any ideas on'
how to correct this (and/or how it could have occured in the first place)

Workaround: 

Test Case: 

Edit-By: Roach

Edit-Date: 11-Sep-84 00':49':46