Some thing screwed up WINE and I have not found a way to fix

[garymcrobertpdx]

WINE worked OK I was able to run Autocad 2004 and other tools like Linear's SPICE simulator.
Some how things have become screwed up. SPICE works fine but Autocad loads and acts like
it is working until I try to open a file, the file finder hangs up. The task manager shows lots of
CPU time being used by Autocad but noting happens.

I have tried uninstalling every thing including WINE and reloading every thing. This has not solved
the problem. I suspect it has some thing to do with the fake C disk being some how corrupted.
Perhaps blowing away the C disk and recreating it may fix the problem but I do not know how
to do someting like this.

This has happened before I was forced to reformat the HD and reinstall the OS, all my
files and WINE. This fixed the problem. But what a monumental pain in the ass.

Anyone have an idea how to deal with this problem?

[dimesio]

I suspect it has some thing to do with the fake C disk being some how corrupted.
Perhaps blowing away the C disk and recreating it may fix the problem but I do not know how
to do someting like this.

You are probably right about that being the problem. As for how to delete it, the wineprefix is just a directory; you can delete it from your file manager the same way you would delete any other directory.

[garymcrobertpdx]

Good Using the file system manager I looked at the file system disk a lot of folders
none overtly suggesting which one would contain the fake C disk. Do you know where
I should look or a good way find it? When deleted I assume WINE will recreate it during
installation.

Thanks

[dimesio]

The default wineprefix (~/.wine) is a hidden directory in your home directory. Set your file manager to show hidden files. Wine should recreate it automatically when you reinstall your app to it.

[garymcrobertpdx]

Thanks you. Yes I did stumble onto .wine dir and deleted it. I have
also found files referring to wine strewn around in many directories
I have eliminated them too.

The basic reasoning is to attempt to restore the system back to a pre
wine state. Simply using the Ubuntu software center Remove fails to
do the job in a through manner.

I am now cleaning up the system disk using Bleach Bit and I will soon
attempt the wine install hopefully it will be successful.

[Simon of Aragon]

Actually all you should ever need, in order to do this is;

$ sudo apt-get remove wine

or

$ sudo apt-get purge wine

I suppose there is nothing "wrong" with using 3rd party software but I thought Bleach Bit was used for browsers and cleaning temp files much the same way Crap Cleaner for Windows.

[garymcrobertpdx]

Back up and working Bleach bit can delete any file you desire
Next time I will try

$ sudo apt-get remove wine or $ sudo apt-get purge wine
Looks a lot easier than doing it manually.


thanks