Re: Cannot delete a folder
From: Mark L. Ferguson (marfer_mvpREMOVE_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 11/08/04
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Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 15:56:25 -0600
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-- Mark L. Ferguson (NOT an MS-MVP) marfers notes for windows xp http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/chatNotes.htm . "Enkidu" <enkidu@cliffp.com> wrote in message news:dipvo0deprk09k75442nter1r2tdck6dd3@4ax.com... > > Hi Nelson, > > It would have been good if you had provided at least a one line > explanation of how it was fixed. I don't know which thread you are > referring to! > > Cheers, > > Cliff > > On Mon, 8 Nov 2004 10:29:08 -0800, Nelson > <Nelson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > >>Hi everyone, >> >>I fixed the problem of "cannot delete a folder". Please check the reply >>from >>Mark for the problem "Folder Problems". Thanks. >> >>Nelson >> >>"Enkidu" wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi Nelson, the folder will be *either* FAT *or* NTFS. >>> >>> If you don't have a Security Tab it is likely that it is on a FAT >>> partition. >>> >>> Try this. Go to the DOS prompt and navigate to the parent folder. >>> >>> Do a "dir" and post the results here if you can.. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Cliff >>> >>> On Sun, 7 Nov 2004 05:34:02 -0800, Nelson >>> <Nelson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >>> >>> >Hi Cliff and Alan, >>> > >>> >Firstly, the folder is in my additional hard disk and it is not a child >>> >folder of "My Document". I can rename the parent folder and also cannot >>> >change the properties even I do it in the administrator of safe mode. I >>> >think >>> >the error message is the same as the "access denied" and the folder is >>> >a >>> >system FAT on NTFS. >>> > >>> >By the way, it does not work about the method from Ricky and the Dos >>> >Command attributes. >>> > >>> >Nelson >>> > >>> > >>> >"Enkidu" wrote: >>> > >>> >> >>> >> OK, the green square merely means that the attribute has been >>> >> inherited from a higher directory. If it were "read only" there would >>> >> be a green or black tick in the box. So you directory is *not* read >>> >> only. >>> >> >>> >> Was your error message translated? Did it by any chance say "Access >>> >> Denied"? >>> >> >>> >> Is your file system FAT on NTFS? >>> >> >>> >> Incidentally the "My Pictures" folder, if it is a sub-directory of >>> >> "My >>> >> Documents" is a System File and should not really be deleted. In >>> >> fact, >>> >> this might be the reason that it cannot be deleted. Why do you want >>> >> to >>> >> get rid of it? >>> >> >>> >> Cheers, >>> >> >>> >> Cliff >>> >> >>> >> On Fri, 5 Nov 2004 22:17:01 -0800, Nelson >>> >> <Nelson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> >Hi Cliff, >>> >> > >>> >> >Thanks for your reply. I used safe mode and clean boot but not work. >>> >> > >>> >> >I think that it is ok to create and delete files on that disk. Let's >>> >> >assume >>> >> >that works >>> >> >because I am not using that computer now. The "read only" box have a >>> >> >green >>> >> >square in it. I have not seem any "security" tab. I checked the >>> >> >properties >>> >> >and it was no change when I failed to delete the folder. The >>> >> >folder's name is >>> >> >"My Pictures". Is it related to the deletion failed? >>> >> > >>> >> >I found a method to change the properties of folder with "attrib" >>> >> >command in >>> >> >command prompt. Unfortunately, it is in chinese. It is used to the >>> >> >error >>> >> >"cannot read or change folder's read only or system properties". Can >>> >> >you >>> >> >explain the command "attrib -r +s c:\test" and "attrib -r -s >>> >> >c:\test"? Thanks! >>> >> > >>> >> >Nelson >>> >> > >>> >> >"Enkidu" wrote: >>> >> > >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Can you create and delete files on that disk (but obviously not in >>> >> >> that folder)? >>> >> >> >>> >> >> When you look at the properties of the folder, (right click, >>> >> >> select >>> >> >> properties) does the "read only" box have a green square in it, or >>> >> >> a >>> >> >> green check mark? >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Do you see a "security" tab? If so, what are the users and >>> >> >> permissions >>> >> >> shown? >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Cheers, >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Cliff >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> On Thu, 4 Nov 2004 23:48:01 -0800, Nelson >>> >> >> <Nelson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >Hi Alan, >>> >> >> >Thankyou for your reply. It is a common folder I created before >>> >> >> >and located >>> >> >> >in my additional hard disk. It is a empty folder after I used >>> >> >> >"Get data back" >>> >> >> >and no response when I press "right click". When I double click >>> >> >> >the folder, >>> >> >> >the computer appears a message to fomat hard disk. Please state >>> >> >> >your method. >>> >> >> >Nelson >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> >"Alan" wrote: >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> >> Nelson, look at the properties of the folder and also the >>> >> >> >> location is very >>> >> >> >> important. Can you please supply me with this information? I >>> >> >> >> know how to >>> >> >> >> solve this problem. >>> >> >> >> I just need more information, thanks. >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> Alan >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> "Nelson" wrote: >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> > Hi everyone, >>> >> >> >> > >>> >> >> >> > I have a folder cannot be deleted, rename, read, cut or copy. >>> >> >> >> > How can I >>> >> >> >> > delete it? There is a message when I delete it (check the >>> >> >> >> > excess cycle). >>> >> >> >> > >>> >> >> >> > Thankyou in advance! >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >>> >
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