re: Unable to rename .tmp file
Monday, August 13, 2001 at 2:51 pm
Posted by Tony Mirabella
(12 messages posted)
On Monday, August 13, 2001 at 10:53 am, Murray wrote:
>Downloaded an mp3 file which got stored as filename.mp3.tmp. It is a complete working
>file, but I am unable to rename it to filename.mp3 using either the rename command
>or using the right click. After typing in the new name and enter, it comes back
with
>the same name. How do I get around this. I tried dos prompt, but the filename is
>too long and it doesn't find it.
First, try this. When you right-click it, make sure the read only attribute isn't
checked.
Or, boot from a floppy and go to the directory where the file is. Better yet, just
copy is to c:\ so you can find it easy. The names in MS-DOS are like this. If you
have a file called, smooth criminal.mp3, in dos it will be smooth~1.mp3. If you
had a file called somewhere over the rainbow.mp3, it would be somewh~1.mp3. If there
is a space, like The piano man.mp3, it will be thepia~1.mp3. Basically, it's the
first six letters, excluding spaces, and then ~1. If you have more than one file
which both have the first six letters the same, it gets a bit tricky. One will be
~1, the ~2, ~3, etc. When you find the dos name for the file, to be safe, type:
attrib -r -h -s . Then, rename it to something short like song.mp3.
ren song.mp3. Restart Windows, and rename it whatever you want. Another
easy way to find it in Dos. Make a new folder in C:\ called song. Copy the file
there. Boot into Dos with a floppy. Then, type cd song. c:\song is what you'll
see. Now, type dir. Because that's the only file in that directory, you won't even
need to know the name. Good luck. :)
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