Re: Cannot delete folder

I tried this to no avail: attrib -h -r [foldername] /s

Interestingly, I moved the bad folder to a shared folder & connected via the
network, and I now see two files in there: tcptest.exe (33K) and wbemtest.exe
(154K) . Maybe something left over from a trojan/virus-removal?

When I copy the folder, it copies without these two files. When I copy an
empty folder of the same name over this folder, it appears to work, but the
two files are left there (I can still see them only across the network). I
cannot copy the folder across the network, though.

"Will Denny" wrote:

> Hi
>
> Have you cleared any attributes that are attached to the folder and then
> tried to delete it?
>
> --
>
>
> Will Denny
> MS MVP Windows Shell/User
> Please reply to the News Groups
>
> "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?
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >>
> >> Will Denny
> >> MS MVP Windows Shell/User
> >> Please reply to the News Groups
> >>
> >> "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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