Refusal To Delte

[KARL]

I want to empty the trash bin in/on a camera memory card but the message "Failed to delete" comes up and nothing is deleted. What could be the reason and what is the remedy for this ?

[spathiphyllum]

Is something from the camera memory card "open" on the PC when you try to delete things? Sometimes a PC won't let you delete something if it's in operation as you could say.

[bhg481]

If it's an SD card, is the lock switch in the unlocked position?

[KARL]

Neither of the two above. It is a CF card (no switch) and absolutely no application is open (not even a view of the contents), I plug it in and go straight to Trash to "Empty". Zilch.

[Haggisdj]

Are the photographs protected?

[Tuvok]

Try using the camera and select format card from thr cameras menus

[bhg481]

Tuvok - that will remove everything from the card, not just the trash. The question is "Why do you want to delete the trash?"; it will be overwritten as the card fills.

[KARL]

Update: After trying several times, I tried yet again - this time I looked at the various characteristics/properties, clicking through to open tabs with different labels. Having, to my knowledge, changed absolutely nothing I clicked on "Empty" one more time. To my astonishment this time all the trash was deleted. Don't ask me how or why - I have not a clue.

[bhg481]

One of life's mysteries, Karl. I use SD cards in my cameras and each time I have a day taking photos I like to rename the directory to reflect the contents of the day's photos; some days it lets me rename the directory, other days it doesn't. On another day it will let me rename a directory that it has previously refused to let me.