= Can't delete previous state file = DEPRECATED - USE MEDIAWIKI == Can't delete previous state file; Access is denied. == If you repeatedly see {{{Can't delete previous state file; Access is denied}}} in your message log, you're probably running a program that is accessing files and keeping them locked for long periods. === Example === {{{ 3/21/2007 2:49:56 AM||Can't delete previous state file; Access is denied. (0x5) }}} === Solution === Try using Microsoft's [http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/FileAndDisk/Filemon.mspx FileMon] utility to discover what the offending program is, then configure it to not access files in the BOINC directory. Known problems: TSVNCache (part of TortoiseSVN). ---- == Can't delete previous state file; The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable. == === Example === {{{ 2007-06-08 14:33:56 [---] Can't delete previous state file; The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable. (0x570) }}} === Solution === Back up your BOINC directory and run chkdsk (Windows) or fsck (Unix) on the drive containing it. If files are irretrievably lost, create a new BOINC directory and reattach all projects.