Re: can't delete long named folder



<LOL> Remember that?

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"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> :-D
>
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> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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> In news:Ol026h2hFHA.308@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> Kelly <kelly@xxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
>> Whatchatalkinbout, Willis? <w>
>>
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>>
>> All the Best,
>> Kelly (MS-MVP)
>>
>> Troubleshooting Windows XP
>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
>>
>>
>>
>> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:OMow0BihFHA.2852@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> I get one, now and again. ;-)
>>>
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>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>
>>> Wes
>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>
>>> In news:eBnLA0dhFHA.4000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
>>> Kelly <kelly@xxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
>>>> Good job, Wes!!!
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> All the Best,
>>>> Kelly (MS-MVP)
>>>>
>>>> Troubleshooting Windows XP
>>>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> <see.cher@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> news:3g23d1h8b85oqse8hd7g8fihclgbgp5eso@xxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> THANK YOU _ THAT WORKED.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, 10 Jul 2005 14:43:08 -0600, "Wesley Vogel"
>>>>> <123WVogel955@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Path Too Long
>>>>>>
>>>>>> To work around this problem, reduce the length of the path to less
>>>>>> than 256
>>>>>> characters.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In Windows Explorer, select the folder one level above the folder
>>>>>> that
>>>>>> returns the error. Right-click the folder returning the error and
>>>>>> then
>>>>>> click
>>>>>> Rename. Rename the folder to reduce the number of characters used in
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> folder name.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Rename the folder so that the target files that are deeper than the
>>>>>> MAX_PATH
>>>>>> no longer exist. If you do this, start at the root folder (or any
>>>>>> other convenient place), and then rename folders so that they have
>>>>>> shorter names.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Rename subfolders in the path to a file so that the total path or
>>>>>> file
>>>>>> name
>>>>>> is less than the max_path setting or 256 characters. Start with
>>>>>> subfolders that are closer to the root so that you are always working
>>>>>> with less than 256 characters.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You cannot delete a file or a folder on an NTFS file system volume
>>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;320081
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