Delete not working!

I have a script/regime which deletes (wipes) excess back-ups, but this has recently stopped working!

Back_ups are stored on a subsidiary HD (SCSI/FAT32fs), but even a direct delete no longer works for some reason.

The earliest file not deleted is from 11th Feb, tho’ the problem may have arisen earlier.

Have reverted to 5.29 (24-Jan-21) with no result.

Am running Transient with NoDelete active, but quitting this doesn’t seem to alter the situation!

Are the files locked? Try setting access to unprotected from the filer.

Back_ups are stored on a subsidiary HD (SCSI/FAT32fs), but even a direct delete no longer works for some reason.

Spinny rust, or SSD?

I have found the problem – it was a corrupted file in an earlier back-up.

I was able to “move” the whole back-up to my _rubbish_ directory which I keep for that very purpose on the (spinning rust) HD awaiting the next reformat.

Sorry to have bothered you with such a vague problem.

Sorry to have bothered you with such a vague problem.

Well, for me, it triggered the thought of the symptom of flash age-failure: going read-only. Which is worth reminding people about, along with the value of using spinning-rust devices for some purposes.

Well, for me, it triggered the thought of the symptom of flash age-failure: going read-only. Which is worth reminding people about, along with the value of using spinning-rust devices for some purposes.

I have recently had to replace the Samsung 256GB SSD in my ARMX6 as it was starting to fail. IN view of the short life of these devices compared with the life-expectancy of RISC OS computers, I replaced it with spinning rust. Disc-intensive things are now a little slower, but I can put up with that for the sake of reliability.

I suspect that in the PC world the PC becomes obsolete before the SSD fails.

I have recently had to replace the Samsung 256GB SSD in my ARMX6

You must have been unlucky with that drive. Which model of SSD was it. Samsung SSD drives mostly have a 3 or 5 year warranty. You can find out the manufactured year and month from the serial number on the back of the drive.

You can also find out how much data was written to it over its lifetime. Doubt the information can be read from RISC OS.

The oldest Samsung drive I have is about 7 years old. A Samsung EVO 840 500GB. It’s been in the Titanium since new (2015) and has had about 18,000GB written to it over that time.