On Wed, 02 May 2012 15:39:05 -0400, Dan wrote in message <4fa18d59.9010...@kempt.net>:
> Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > On Wed, 2 May 2012 07:04:55 +0200, Jochen wrote in message > > <20120502050455.ga25...@well-adjusted.de>: > > > >> Dennis Wicks: > >>> Greetings; > >>> > >>> I have a file that looks like the following in an ls list; > >>> > >>> -????????? ? ? ? ? ? Inbox.msf > >>> > >>> I can't do anything with it. Can't mv, rm, cp, or anything else I > >>> have thought of to get rid of it or write over it. > >>> > >>> Any ideas how I can get this thing out of my life?? > >> Fsck the filesystem. > > > > ..first, umount it right _now!_ > > > > ..if Inbox.msf is your email,... > > That looks like a Mozilla SeaMonkey or Thunderbird mail _index_ file. > > If it is, it can be deleted and SeaMonkey/Thunderbird will re-create > it (from the corresponding mail data file) the next time the > corresponding mail folder is opened/viewed. > > In my experience (as a long-time Mozilla user and occasional mail file > hacker--but _not_ developer or expert), the only thing the OP might > lose is his or her choice of display order (by date vs. sender, etc., > and whether threaded display or not). ..that sounds like the very best case scenario. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt ;o) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120503101736.4aa18...@celsius.lan
