oldtimekid2
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So I've been getting the error popup from my taskbar, "The file or directory C:\Docs...\Chrome\User Data\Local State is corrupt and unreadable. Please run the Chkdsk utility."
Needless to say, I ran the utility... three times now. After it didn't work the first time, I tried with Chrome closed, then with no other programs running, and it still is giving me the message. I tried installing Chrome again over the existing one (hoping to overwrite the bad file), but that didn't work. I even tried manually removing the "bad file", but it says "Cannot delete Local State: The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable."
This is frustrating me and I can't figure out what else to do short of deleting and reinstalling (Chrome or Windows) and I don't want to go through the hassle if I don't have to. Does anyone know what I could do?
Misc info: Windows XP (SP3 updated), Chrome v. 5.0.375.127 (fully updated), and more than enough hardware to cover the basic requirements a few times over.
I can't delete the folder because it contains the corrupted file. As I mentioned, I already tried deleting the file and it won't let me.
I have already run my antivirus program and I don't have any viruses, spyware, or similar issue.
I was saying to format and reinstall as the extreme last-case scenario, BTW. ;-)
I just uninstalled and reinstalled Chrome and it's still got the problem. I tried deleting the file after uninstalling and it still wouldn't delete the file.
Donald - My C Drive is a few years old (5, if memory serves), but I've got 2 drives in my tower... the main drive (the older one) that just has windows and base programs and the larger one that houses all my "non-standard programs" (games, word processing, etc).
One big question I have (that I keep forgetting to ask on these additions) is if it's a problem to run Chrome without this file working right. Would it make a difference? I'm not sure what "Local State" does. Does anyone know that part?
Needless to say, I ran the utility... three times now. After it didn't work the first time, I tried with Chrome closed, then with no other programs running, and it still is giving me the message. I tried installing Chrome again over the existing one (hoping to overwrite the bad file), but that didn't work. I even tried manually removing the "bad file", but it says "Cannot delete Local State: The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable."
This is frustrating me and I can't figure out what else to do short of deleting and reinstalling (Chrome or Windows) and I don't want to go through the hassle if I don't have to. Does anyone know what I could do?
Misc info: Windows XP (SP3 updated), Chrome v. 5.0.375.127 (fully updated), and more than enough hardware to cover the basic requirements a few times over.
I can't delete the folder because it contains the corrupted file. As I mentioned, I already tried deleting the file and it won't let me.
I have already run my antivirus program and I don't have any viruses, spyware, or similar issue.
I was saying to format and reinstall as the extreme last-case scenario, BTW. ;-)
I just uninstalled and reinstalled Chrome and it's still got the problem. I tried deleting the file after uninstalling and it still wouldn't delete the file.
Donald - My C Drive is a few years old (5, if memory serves), but I've got 2 drives in my tower... the main drive (the older one) that just has windows and base programs and the larger one that houses all my "non-standard programs" (games, word processing, etc).
One big question I have (that I keep forgetting to ask on these additions) is if it's a problem to run Chrome without this file working right. Would it make a difference? I'm not sure what "Local State" does. Does anyone know that part?