Re: Cannot delete an empty folder in XP Home 'My Documents"

Thank you for the suggestion. I downloaded 'PurgeIE' and got the following
message when I search for an invalid folder name: Folder ends with ' ' -
C:\Documents and Settings\Richard\My Documents\THE_QUEEN

However, when I tried to delete the folder, rename it, and to delete it at
boot I was unsuccessful. I've tried to do this in both normal and safe modes
without success.

I'd be most grateful for any more suggestions (other than reinstalling
Windows!!)?
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"TaurArian [MS-MVP]" wrote:

Have you tried in safe mode?

I've used - Utility for Deleting Invalid Files
http://www.purgeie.com/delinv.htm
For invalid/UNC file/folder name deleting, rather than the in use problem

Use at your own risk though.

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"RichardAD" <RichardAD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:A4F9E887-DCD5-4CA9-8000-0936323384AD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
|I have a folder containing 0 bytes that I cannot delete. The folder is not
| read-only or hidden.
| When I try to delete the folder I get the following error message:- Cannot
| delete file - cannot read from source file or disk. I also get the same
| error message when I try to rename the folder or, drag it to the recycle bin
| or use the highlite & delete key.
| The folder was leftover from when I was trying to copy a DVD so I've run HD
| searches using the folder name to see if there were any other hidden
| instances of it but on showed up. I then tried unsuccessfully to delete the
| offending folder by stopping each and every process in the Task Manager.
| I've search the various Discussion Groups for similar problems and have
| tried all the suggestions that are shown. I've also searched online and
| tried numerous suggestions that I found but they were all unsuccessful.
| I realize this folder is only a nuisance but I'd really like to get rid of it.
| Does anyone have any suggestions?
| Thanks.
|
|



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