Write protect error when deleting a file from a zip file

[engmod]

I am trying to delete a file from a zip.

I get this error:-

Error: Cannot write g:\_MS Train Simulator\....\3DTS West Colton\3DTS West Colton.zip!

Please remove the write protection!


I have checked permissions on shares and files, all are ok.

I can delete the file with FreeCommander XE without problem.

cheers
Derek

ps: win7 x64 all updates tc8.51 x64

[ghisler(Author)]

Do you have write rights to the directory? Modifying a ZIP means creating a new ZIP, copying all files you want to keep to the new ZIP, then deleting the original.

[engmod]

I do have write access.

I did say the write can be done with FreeCommander XE.

[Gral]

Probably Read Only is zip file itself!

[engmod]

No, not read only.

As I have said twice, FreeCommander XE can do the job.

[ghisler(Author)]

Sorry, I have no idea what else could be wrong. Try using Process Monitor from Sysinternals to see which function fails.

[engmod]

Procmon shows that it is explorer.exe that is getting the access denied.
I can not figure out why.

The disk is question is a data disk, so I have removed all partitions, repartitioned, copying data back on now.

[ghisler(Author)]

Are you trying to delete to recycle bin? This goes to Explorer via OLE2. This will fail if the name is longer than 259 characters.

You can try to delete directly with Shift+Del.

[engmod]

I am not doing the delete,
I am deleting a file from a zip with tc.
Under the hood,
1. create new zip file named *.zi#,
2. copy all of the other files into the zi#
3. delete *.zip
4. rename *.zi# to *.zip

Its number 4 that's failing as the zip file takes 10 to 30 seconds to disappear.

Still looking.

will look at the file name lengths, but the zip files are not appearing in the recycle bin.

[engmod]

Well I never.

The problem was being caused by Panda Antivirus Free.
It has been uninstalled from my system and everything tested ok.

Installing Bitdefender free now.

[Hacker]

[mod]Moved to the English forum.

Hacker (Moderator)[/mod]