Re: Cannot delete folder

Hi

Try this:

Go to a Command Prompt and change to that folder. Then run the following
command:

dir /a/s

Do you see any files in the folder then?

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Will Denny
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
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"Brian" <Brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:9481AC49-045A-4C21-8B8C-B8458034E86B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> In attempting to remove an empty deleted folder from the recycle bin, I
> got
> this message: "Cannot delete [FolderName]: directory is not empty."
>
> I restored the folder, and now I cannot even get it back to the recycle
> bin
> by deleting it. I can, however, rename and move it, and get it to the
> recycle
> bin by placing another folder inside it and then deleting it. But...when I
> try to empty the recycle bin, I get almost the same message: "Cannot
> delete
> Dc1: directory is not empty."
>
> The folder shows a size of 0 bytes. I have also tried deleting it from the
> command prompt, and it just gives me the "Directory is not empty" message.


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