Re: Cannot delete directory
From: R. C. White (RCWhite_at_msn.com)
Date: 04/21/04
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Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 10:41:20 -0500
Hi, Glenn.
With that information, somebody here should be able to figure out how to
help. But it won't be me, I'm afraid, because I know NOTHING of servers.
:>( Terms like Share and Map leave me in the dark. My "mantra" is: I'm
just one guy with one computer and one POTS phone line - and no Net but the
Internet.
Good luck - and let us know how you finally solve the problem. Somebody
else can probably benefit from what you've learned. In a newsgroup, we all
learn from each other. ;<)
RC
-- R. C. White, CPA San Marcos, TX rc@corridor.net Microsoft Windows MVP "Glenn" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:236801c427b3$91dcc350$a401280a@phx.gbl... > Hi RC, > Unfortunately, these directories are on our main file > server and they are sub-directories in a shared directory > that all of our users have mappped. I would have to come > in on a weekend, when no-one is on the network, to try > moving and renaming directories (I could do that this > weekend). These directories/files really do have embedded > spaces in the names. I can't drill down into the > directories in Explorer and I am not able to CD to them > in a command window. Our backup software lists the file > names and that's the only way I am able to see them. The > following list is the result of a dir /x command: > 20/03/2004 06:44p <DIR> 0200~1 > > 15/03/2004 09:23a <DIR> E88585~1 > E 88585 > 19/03/2004 05:40p <DIR> I4035~1 > I 4035 > 19/03/2004 05:29p <DIR> COM1__~1 > com 1 ;;;;;;;;; > 15/03/2004 02:27p <DIR> TA1135~1 > ta11355 ;;; . > 15/03/2004 03:07p <DIR> TA1212~1 > ta12129 ;;; . > >>-----Original Message----- >>Hi, Glenn. >> >>RD /s is not supposed to care if the directory is empty > or not. :>( It >>should ask, "Are you sure" and, when you answer yes, > just wipe out the whole >>tree from that directory name on down. >> >>Can you move everything EXCEPT that subdirectory 0200~1 > out of the parent >>directory into a temporary directory? Then rd /s the > parent. Finally, >>rename the temporary directory to the name of the now- > removed parent. >> >>Depending on what tools you have available, you might > want to try harder to >>get the true 8.3 filenames. For example, you could make > sure your "DOS" >>window is a "normal" (not full-screen) window. Then > Mark the name of the >>directory and Copy it into Notepad or some other text > editor so that you can >>take a closer look for hidden characters in the name. > Your first post >>seemed to indicate that filenames have leading spaces, > although that was >>very hard to tell with the poor formatting of that > message. Do you REALLY >>have a filename of " E 88585 ", including those > leading, embedded and >>trailing spaces? What does dir /s show as the SFN for > this particular >>filename? Does "0200~1" have a leading or trailing > space? How about that >>no-name directory you mentioned? It HAS to have a name, > and the name HAS to >>be a valid 8.3 filename - even if it has somehow been > hidden from normal >>view. >> >>Could you try the dir /x again. This time, use dir /x > > dirfile.txt. This >>should pipe the output of the dir command to a file. > Then look at that >>dirfile.txt with Notepad or WordPad or some other > editor. Copy a few >>representative lines (be sure they include some SFNs) > into your next post so >>that we can see just what the output looks like. >> >>A favorite prank to play on your buddies back in MS-DOS > days was to use a >>non-printing character in the filename. These > characters might look like a >>space onscreen, and were virtually undetectable unless > your buddy knew to >>look for them. >> >>RC >> >><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >>news:1c8c01c42710$bbd8e3d0$a501280a@phx.gbl... >>> Hi RC, >>> When I use the /X parameter on a DIR command it shows > the >>> directory name as 0200~1 but if I try to CD to that >>> directory I get a message "Access is denied". When I > try >>> to delete the directory with the RD /S command the >>> message is "The directory is not empty" and it won't >>> delete. Any other suggestions? >>> Thanks, >>> Glenn >>> >>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>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 >>>> >>>>"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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