How to delete unknow file from bootflash of C4500

[Maria Moraes]

I need to delete a file from the bootflash to be able to upload a new file.

I tried the command "del bootflash:[file.name].bin" but it gave me an error message.

When i checked the bootflash again, the file is still there. 

Could anybory please help me to delete this file permanently?

[Reza Sharifi]

Hi,

What is the error you are getting? try:

delete bootflash:/<name of the file>

HTH

[M02@rt37]

Hello @Maria Moraes,

What is the error message please?

[MHM Cisco World]

do 
show file system 

• bootflash: Boot Flash memory. Bootflash is a generic term normally used for the flash of both route flash and switch flash.
• disk0: Rotating media.
• flash: Flash memory. This prefix is available on all platforms. For platforms that do not have a device named flash:, the prefix flash: is aliased to slot0:. Therefore, you can use the prefix flash: to refer to the main Flash memory storage area on all platforms.
• flh: Flash load helper log files.
• ftp: FTP network server.
• null: Null destination for copies. You can copy a remote file to null to determine its size.
• nvram: NVRAM. Also where the configuration is saved when you copy run start.
• rcp: Remote copy protocol network server.
• slavebootflash: Internal Flash memory on a slave RSP card of a router configured for high system availability (HSA).
• slavenvram: NVRAM on a slave Route/Switch Processor (RSP) card of a router configured for HSA.
• slaveslot0: First PCMCIA card on a slave RSP card of a router configured for HSA.
• slaveslot1: Second PCMCIA card on a slave RSP card of a router configured for HSA.
• slot0: First PCMCIA Flash memory card.
• slot1: Second PCMCIA Flash memory card.
• system: Contains the system memory, including the running configuration. tftp: TFTP network server.
• xmodem: Obtain the file from a network machine using the Xmodem protocol.
• ymodem: Obtain the file from a network machine using the Ymodem protocol.

it can that the .bin is not save in bootflash or file system is different and there is no bootflash

[Leo Laohoo]

Post the complete output to the command "sh version".  

The supervisor card is either old or running a fairly ancient IOS version and requires a two-step process.  After using the command "delete", the flash needs the additional command "squeeze".

[Joseph W. Doherty]

What was the error message, exactly?