Can't delete a file

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Can't delete a file

I have just converted to a mac as some of you may know. I have a few external drives that have been used on NTFS. I have been moving things around so that all can be on Mac drives. One however is still NTFS, on this drive are things i want to keep but do not have enough free space to copy them off. On this drive is a file IMG001.exe, it's a trojan i believe and though i would be able to delete it but mac will not let me, The files is read only and i cannot change this for some reason.

If i connect it to the PC laptop it will be transferred back on that system. How can i delete it please.

iMac with Retina 5K display, OS X El Capitan (10.11.3)

Posted on Apr 21, 2016 12:36 PM

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Duane

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Apr 21, 2016 12:41 PM in response to hawkeyefxr

The Mac OS X can only read NTFS formatted drives. It can not write to a drive formatted as NTFS. Because of the write limitation, it can not delete that file or any file from a drive formatted as NTFS.

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macjack

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Apr 21, 2016 12:43 PM in response to hawkeyefxr

On the bright side, an .exe file can't be executed on a Mac, so there's nothing to really worry about.

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hawkeyefxr Author

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Apr 21, 2016 10:34 PM in response to macjack

ok, i will have to get another drive, copy off what i want then connect to my win laptop and delete the partition. These file survive a format, they are real B*******ds to get rid of.

cheers

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Duane

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Apr 22, 2016 6:09 AM in response to hawkeyefxr

On your PC, you may want to try the steps outlined in http://www.removemalwarevirus.com/remove-img001-exe-ultimate-step-to-delete-img0 01-exe

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hawkeyefxr Author

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Apr 24, 2016 5:42 AM in response to Duane

Duane

Thanks for the link but it is for a PC as far as i can see. I have taken a drive out of an old PC and will copy all my files off then delete the partition that should get rid of the EXE file

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Duane

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Apr 24, 2016 6:50 AM in response to hawkeyefxr

hawkeyefxr wrote:

Duane

Thanks for the link but it is for a PC as far as i can see. ...

Yes. That is why I said "On your PC..."

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hawkeyefxr Author

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Apr 29, 2016 12:39 AM in response to Duane

yep, read it to quick ,sorry

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