Why does Windows XP (during a rename operation) report file already exists when it doesn't?
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From the command-line:
E:\menu\html\tom\val\.svn\tmp\text-base>ver
Microsoft Windows [Version 5.2.3790]
E:\menu\html\tom\val\.svn\tmp\text-base>dir
Volume in drive E is DATA
Volume Serial Number is F047-F44B
Directory of E:\menu\html\tom\val\.svn\tmp\text-base
12/23/2010 04:36 PM <DIR> .
12/23/2010 04:36 PM <DIR> ..
12/23/2010 04:01 PM 0 wtf.com3.csv.svn-base
1 File(s) 0 bytes
2 Dir(s) 170,780,262,400 bytes free
E:\menu\html\tom\val\.svn\tmp\text-base>rename wtf.com3.csv.svn-base com3.csv.svn-base
A duplicate file name exists, or the file
cannot be found.
E:\menu\html\tom\val\.svn\tmp\text-base>dir
Volume in drive E is DATA
Volume Serial Number is F047-F44B
Directory of E:\menu\html\tom\val\.svn\tmp\text-base
12/23/2010 04:36 PM <DIR> .
12/23/2010 04:36 PM <DIR> ..
12/23/2010 04:01 PM 0 wtf.com3.csv.svn-base
1 File(s) 0 bytes
2 Dir(s) 170,753,064,960 bytes free
E:\menu\html\tom\val\.svn\tmp\text-base>`
I don't know what to do about this, as there is no other file in this directory. Why does Windows XP report that there is already a file here named com3.csv.svn-base when there is clearly no other file here?
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