How can I delete over 1,000,000 tiny files?
On the MacBook forum they ran out of ideas and suggested I post this here.
I need to delete 1 million files off my XP volume stuck in my Mac Trash Bin.
Windows won't even LOAD the directory to do it in small chunks, and OSX tries to COUNT all the files while "preparing" to delete.
Here is the other thread.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=12538756#12538756
Well, XP doesn't support 2TB drives, limitation of MBR.
I've found Windows 7 to be solid and rare to have any issue, and able to handle concurrent deleting and emptying the trash.
NTFS does not like Mac HFS file names with special characters.
I tend to agree though with wiping XP. And I'd say Mac OS has more trouble then Windows 7 with what you are trying to do.
What was that folder and what type of contents? you say a lot of small files, such as all those hidden folders from Mac?
Why would you try to empty the trash from the other platform? sounds like it would have to be FAT partition and maybe it is FAT/MSDOS that gets stuck, though with your hard drive I'd also guess purely it is NTFS, and the only way for Mac OS to write to (and empty) trash is you use a NTFS 3rd party driver.
And why backups for any platform are a must.
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