Re: Cannot delete directory
From: R. C. White (RCWhite_at_msn.com)
Date: 04/20/04
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Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 09:23:39 -0500
Hi, Glenn.
Have you tried the old faithful:
Open a "DOS" window and navigate to the parent of the bad folder. Type dir
/x to see the SFN (Short File Name - also known as the 8.3 filename) in a
column before the LFN. Then type rd <SFN> /s to remove the bad folder in
its entirety, including all subdirectories and files.
If that doesn't work, post back with just what you did and what results you
saw.
RC
-- R. C. White, CPA San Marcos, TX rc@corridor.net Microsoft Windows MVP "Glenn" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:12bd01c4264d$c8564210$a501280a@phx.gbl... >I have two garbage directories that were f=created by > some unknown source. One of the directories has no name > and show just a folder icon in Windows explorer. The > other directory is called temp and was created as a sub- > directory within another valid directory. This temp > directory has four more sub-directories within it, all > with garbage names. Our backup software rejects these > files but shows the names. Here is a sample of some of > the file names: > \ I 4035 \ . 5534984 .con 1.9 \ . > 6795309 .lpt2 2.94 \. 26146904 .lpt3 3.1 > > \ I 4035 \ . 5534984 .con 1.9 \ . 6795309 . > 2.47 \. 26146904 .aux 3.48 > ;[[Scan By Somebody i don't wan > > \ E 88585 \ . 5534984 .lpt1 2.46 \ . > 6795309 .lpt3 3 > . %d .lpt1 3.22 > When I try to delete these directories, I get the > following message: > Cannot delete file: Cannot read from the source file or > disk. > Can someone please tell me how I can get rid of these > directories? Thanks.
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