Re: win explorer delete empty folder?

Gerry,
Pegasus advises that salis make a batchfile with the 'RD'
("dos") command and then use the knowledge base article's
description of how to make it [a batchfile] run in the right-click
files' context menu ( http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321379 )
I admit that I too don't really agree with the statement that
Windows isn't too smart, and I don't think a statement like that is
going to go down very well in here!! Plus, at first, I was baffled by
what Pegasus' link brought up and had to re-read that last post
again. However, I found the article on printing the contents of a
folder through a batch-file that is accessed by a file's right-click
menu, fascinating indeed!

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Cheers, Tim Med***, Peckham, London.


"Gerry" <gerry@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Tim

Sali's English is not easy to understand. I cannot see why he wants to
mess with empty folders.

I skimmed the reply from Pegasus but could not relate the KB Article to
the post. Perhaps I need to read them earlier in the day. I did wonder
whether the link was a mistake with something intended.

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Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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Tim Med*** wrote:
Gerry,
That's what salis WAS saying! - that Windows SHOULD know the
difference (i.e. "be a bit smarter" quote, unquote) between empty
folders / not-empty folders / important [system] folders but wee
all know it does not. Pegasus was advising the possible creation of
a right-click-menu activated batch-file that would invoke the 'RD'
command which we have decided is MORE smart than Windows at
determining whether a folder is empty or not!
Where were you?


"Gerry" <gerry@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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sali

Given that you do not know the answer to my question it is obvious
that you should not be deleting "empty folders".

I see thst I am not only persons trying to tell to stop these
pointless deletions. Keep doing it and you will find your computer
no longer works. --


Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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sali wrote:
exactly!
if folder is *realy* empty, i don't want complaints about content,
but! if folder contains hidden or system or whatever important
files not visible to me, i expect windows to be aware of them and i
*want* to be warned
well, just try that old cmd "rd" [it is from old dos days from year
1985], it works smarter than new win/xp!

"Gerry" <gerry@xxxxxxxxxx> je napisao u poruci interesnoj
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sali

Are you sure they are empty folders? How do you know they do not
contain important hidden system files?




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