Re: Can't empty recycle bin & it's driving me mad!!!

From: anne (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/30/04 

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 07:36:20 -0700

Pegasus

Thanks for the suggestion. I tried it, but it said File
not Found! Any other ideas?

Anne

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>
>"anne@alphatraining.com"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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>> Hi
>>
>> I'm trying to empty the recycle bin. It contains a
>> folder, with several subfolders and Word, Excel &
>> PowerPoint files, totalling 55MB. I believe some of the
>> files may be corrupt.
>>
>> I keep getting a message saying "Can't remove folder ...
>> the directory is not empty".
>>
>> I've tried restoring the folder to it's original
location
>> (my external backup drive) & deleting it again. But
still
>> no joy.
>>
>> Any ideas how I get rid of it???
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Anne
>
>Try this:
>- Start a Command Prompt
>- Type this: cd /d c:\rec*
> This should get you into the recycle bin.
>- Type this: attrib /d /s -h -s
> This will make all files & folders visibile.
>- Delete each folder in turn with this command:
rd /s /q "SomeFolder".
> When you are unable to delete a given folder, drill
deeper until you
> can locate the file or folder that is ultimately
responsible for the
> problem. Post the full name of this file or folder
here.
>
>
>.
>

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