D:\Steam\tenfoot Big Problem

[NothingButThis]

My tenfoot folder is around 800GB and there are abunch of files with names like this: "¼à³/7·.ú ¼", I have no idea what caused this but ill explain what I did before this happend. I was downloading a game, then it said i didnt have a supported something, so i tried uninstalling it, it kept going and nothing was working. So i restarted my computer and then it happened. My D: drive is now filled up and is write protected so I cant delete anything. Is there anyway to fix this?

[Muppet among Puppets]

I am not sure, but maybe only the resource folder needs to be in there?

You should contact support about what you witnessed.

[mimizukari]

Tenfoot is the GUI for big picture so it's possible you have alot of cached data there, and/or accidentally moved a folder there that's not supposed to be in there. You can safely delete the tenfoot folder and it should never bloat to being that big.

[Joke]

You can try deleting the files from the command line.

1. Navigate to the D:\Steam\tenfoot folder so you see all the files you want to delete.

2. Type "cmd" in the adress bar, and hit return. A black command line window should open.

4. Type "del /F /Q *.*" and hit return. The "/F" switch is supposed to ignore the read-only state of the files.

5. The files should be gone after a while.


If this doesn't work, the disk might have some file system corruption.

1. Right-click the disk "D:" and choose properties.
2. Choose the "Tools" tab.
3. Click the button that checks the disk for errors. (the one at the top of the tab).
4. It can take time, but when ready try deleting the files again.

[DarkCrystalMethod]

Perhaps the disk got corrupted.
Run a disk check.
A full one... you know the one... it takes hours.

[NothingButThis]

REMEBER: My disk is write protected because of all the space tenfoot has taken up, so I cant delete, or add anything.

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by NothingButThis:

REMEBER: My disk is write protected because of all the space tenfoot has taken up, so I cant delete, or add anything.

Well you should still do the disk scan because if it is at fault, then write protect or not, you need to atetnd to it.

[Lithurge]

Originally posted by NothingButThis:

REMEBER: My disk is write protected because of all the space tenfoot has taken up, so I cant delete, or add anything.

Follow the steps Joke's listed in their post, it is possible to delete folders from a write protected disk even when the normal deletion/format commands won't work using cmd.

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Use hirens boot cd install it to a flash drive boot from it and then go to c drive and delete the folder.

https://www.hirensbootcd.org/files/HBCD_PE_x64.iso

How to make the bootable flash drive.

https://www.hirensbootcd.org/usb-booting/