Deleting image files and subsequent problems
Posted: March 12th, 2013, 2:07 pm
A while back (Nov 4, 12) I posted an issue I was experiencing with repeated (and time consuming) "updating browse information" messages during a session, which prevented any operations to be done while the updating was taking place. At that time, I was using version 5 and running Win XP Home with 4gb ram. About the only suggestion I was given was to upgrade PWP to version 6.
Since that time, I have moved to Win 7 with 8gb ram (and PWP 7 beta of course).
Today, I tried to delete 4 images by selecting the files in the browse window and clicking on the "Permanently Delete" button on the Browse Toolbar. I received the "updating browse information" message and progress bar which took a number of minutes to finally complete (folder contains about 280 images). However, 3 of the thumbnail images remained in the browse window. When I selected the 3 and tried the same operation, I again experienced the dreaded updating message and when finally done, all 3 thumbnails still remained in the browse window. I was able to later delete by opening the folder (clicking on the 3 dot button) and right clicking the file name.
I was able to open the images in both PWP and Photoshop but not in NX2 which gave me a "file does not exist" message.
Further, I tried to then make a change to one of the files that I had tried to delete and save the change but repeatedly received "Can't create or delete read only file", when I clicked "Yes" after being asked if I wished to replace the existing file. Although I could save the changes when I pressed the red X and was then asked if I wished to save the changes.
I also tried a simple change and save to another image that had not been subject of the delete attempt and also received the same "Can't create or delete read only file". I did not make any images read only nor do I even know how to determine if a file is read only.
To further aggravate me, I now can't do any type of operation or even open PWP without having the program stall for a number of minutes while the browser is updated each time, even when I do not make changes to any images.
Not sure if all of this is related but it all started (with PWP 7 beta) when I tried the initial deleting of the 4 images.
Marv
Since that time, I have moved to Win 7 with 8gb ram (and PWP 7 beta of course).
Today, I tried to delete 4 images by selecting the files in the browse window and clicking on the "Permanently Delete" button on the Browse Toolbar. I received the "updating browse information" message and progress bar which took a number of minutes to finally complete (folder contains about 280 images). However, 3 of the thumbnail images remained in the browse window. When I selected the 3 and tried the same operation, I again experienced the dreaded updating message and when finally done, all 3 thumbnails still remained in the browse window. I was able to later delete by opening the folder (clicking on the 3 dot button) and right clicking the file name.
I was able to open the images in both PWP and Photoshop but not in NX2 which gave me a "file does not exist" message.
Further, I tried to then make a change to one of the files that I had tried to delete and save the change but repeatedly received "Can't create or delete read only file", when I clicked "Yes" after being asked if I wished to replace the existing file. Although I could save the changes when I pressed the red X and was then asked if I wished to save the changes.
I also tried a simple change and save to another image that had not been subject of the delete attempt and also received the same "Can't create or delete read only file". I did not make any images read only nor do I even know how to determine if a file is read only.
To further aggravate me, I now can't do any type of operation or even open PWP without having the program stall for a number of minutes while the browser is updated each time, even when I do not make changes to any images.
Not sure if all of this is related but it all started (with PWP 7 beta) when I tried the initial deleting of the 4 images.
Marv