Re: Unable to delete
- From: "R. C. White" <rc@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 11:26:56 -0500
Hi, Sharon.
I'm not sure why "access is denied", but there could be several reasons, probably none of them important in this case.
Your dir /a shows 0 files, 0 bytes, but it is showing only the folders, not any files that may be in the folders. Try it with dir /s /a. That should show All files in All folders under your D:\1\2. If there are any files, use the Attrib command to remove any Hidden, System or Read-only attributes that may have been set for them. Use attrib /? to see details of the Attrib command. Or just do it all in one fell swoop by typing at the D:\1\2> prompt:
attrib -h -r -s *.* /s /d
Then look at those folders and files in Windows Explorer. Right-click on one or more of them and then click Properties to see if there are any clues as to which company created the files and which programs they may be part of.
Once the Attributes have been removed, you SHOULD be able to delete them, but if rd /s didn't do it, you may still be denied access, not because there's anything special about the files, but because some other program is using those files at the moment. Maybe it's Windows Explorer itself that is blocking the deletion; be sure it is focused on some other folder before you open the "DOS" window. Have you tried booting into Safe Mode and deleting them from there?
Google comes up empty when searching for "68fdc24". My guess is that these folders are left over from something you deleted long ago. If you can't delete them, you probably can't rename them either. If you can rename them, do that, then see if there are any complaints in a few days. If not, you can delete them then.
Let us know what you try and what results you get. Some "undeletable" files/folders are very stubborn.
RC -- R. C. White, CPA San Marcos, TX rc@xxxxxxxxxxxx Microsoft Windows MVP
"Sharon" <Sharon669@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23HYWaDATFHA.2548@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
this is the result of rd :
D:\>rd /S 1 1, Are you sure (Y/N)? y 1\2\68fdc24 - Access is denied. 1\2\sp1 - Access is denied.
this is the result of dir : D:\1>cd 2
D:\1\2>dir /a Volume in drive D has no label. Volume Serial Number is C658-C741
Directory of D:\1\2
04/11/2005 10:41 PM <DIR> . 04/11/2005 10:41 PM <DIR> .. 11/24/2004 12:11 AM <DIR> 68fdc24 11/24/2004 12:11 AM <DIR> sp1 0 File(s) 0 bytes 4 Dir(s) 950,394,880 bytes free
D:\1\2>cd 68fdc24 Access is denied.
"R. C. White" <rc@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23iGB8ezSFHA.2768@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxHi, Sharon.
If you open a "DOS" window (Start | All Programs | Accessories | Command Prompt), you should be able to use the rd (or rmdir, Remove Directory) command with the /s (include subdirectories) to remove those folders and all their contents. (Be sure you know what you are deleting.)
Of course you can't do anything to an NTFS volume from an MS-DOS boot floppy. DOS cannot read, write, boot from, or even SEE a volume formatted as NTFS. You should throw away that DOS floppy - or at least, hide it so that you won't ever be tempted to use it again. Command Prompt's "DOS" window is not truly MS-DOS, but a WinXP program (cmd.exe) that emulates MS-DOS. (That's why I put "DOS" window in quotes.) In the "DOS" window, we can deal with NTFS volumes as well as any version of FAT.
"Folders" is the new name for what Microsoft used to call "directories", so you'll see the terms used interchangeably. In a "DOS" window, you can see a mini-Help file for any command, showing the switches and parameters available with that command, by typing the command name followed by /?. For example, rd /? will show you the few switches available with rd. Dir /? will show you its many switches. You might want to use dir /a to see ALL the files and folders in a directory, including those with hidden, system and read-only attributes.
RC
"Sharon" <Sharon669@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23jd%238qvSFHA.2520@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxI have on my HD (drive D) 2 folders [68fdc24] and [sp1]
And I cannot see their content or delete them,
When I reboot & run my computer from floppy (dos) I'm unable to view drive d ! (ntfs ???)
How can I remove these folders
Thanks
Sharon
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