Can't delete previous state file ¶

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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 ​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).

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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.