Re: Cannot delete folder

Hi

Have you cleared any attributes that are attached to the folder and then
tried to delete it?

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Will Denny
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"Brian" <Brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:4449B319-3CDE-4D64-9169-54E0EBB66612@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Already tried it. Nothing there.
>
> "Will Denny" wrote:
>
>> 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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