Re: Unable to delete

Hi Pop,

From the command prompt, use "RD /s /q <directory_path>" (without the quotes
of course).

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
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Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Pop" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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XP Pro, NTFS, Ext USB 160Gig HD; used for backup staging
Backups/files were created by Powerquest (Symantec) DataKeeper.

I have two paths I cannot delete because the last file in each path
returns an error message about name length or corrupted.
Additionally, the overall Free Space is incorrect.

I've run disk health and chkdsk on the volume; no problems found.

I've tried to delete from:
-- windows
-- Safe Mode
-- Command Prompt
-- Booted Command prompt
-- A Deltree prog I pulled out of archive.

I've also tried to:
Move, copy, open and rename the file; it cannot be done, though doing so
does not return an error message.

The path to the file in each case is ridiculously long and does not
exist on the main drives. It's SO long it has to be pasted rather than
typed in; I tried! It almost looks like some filenames got twisted around
into a path; several of the directories are xx.xx.xx format, and they are
empty directories. Explorer sees them fine so they're "real" as far as the
OS is concerned.

Any advice or similar experiences? Or should I just forget about it and
go ahead and do a format? I've recovered all but 44 Gig of the data so it
wouldn't kill me to reformat.

TIA,

Pop





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