Re: Un-erasable folder
- From: "R. C. White" <rc@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 13:28:16 -0500
Hi, gcorvera.
Rather than del, use rd (or rmdir, both mean Remove Directory). And add the
/s switch to remove the entire directory tree, including all files and
subdirectories in it. Like the former deltree command.
Since the folder/file name has a space character within it, you'll need to
enclose the entire filename (including the path if you are not in its parent
directory). Or first use the dir command with the /x switch to see the SFN
(Short File Name, also known as the 8.3 filename), then rd <SFN>. The rd
command won't let us use wildcards but insists that we type the entire
folder name, so the second method may be easier.
In the "DOS" window, of course, you can type /? after any command to see a
mini-help file showing the switches and parameters available with that
command: dir /?
RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Microsoft Windows MVP
"gcorvera" <gcorvera@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:7EB4E3C0-4C78-4AB4-B5C5-7CDBB5B69CD5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I was ripping mp3 files from an audio CD using MusicMatch Jukebox. I have
> Jukebox set up so it creates subdirectories directories named as the
> album,
> so it should have created a folder named "Even in the Quietest
> Moments...";
> instead it created one missing a period, thus: "Even in the Quietest
> Moments.."
>
> The problem is that although MusicMatch does find the files, the folder
> appears empty to Windows Explorer. If I try to rename or delete it I
> receive
> an error message: "Cannot rename/delete file: Cannot read from the source
> file or disk", if I click on the folder I get an error message ".. refers
> to
> a location that is unavailable. etc", and what is REALLY interesting is
> using
> the command prompt (cmd.exe), I got the following:
> Y:\My Music\Supertramp>del "Even in the Quietest Moments.."
> Y:\My Music\Supertramp\Even in the Quietest Moments.\*, Are you sure
> (Y/N)?
>
> I answered 'y' and it deleted the files, but I still can't delete the
> directory. I also tried deleting it through the Jukebox interface, and it
> doesn't do it.
>
> I tried chkdsk (through the "tools" tab on My computer/properties" and it
> didn't find anything wrong.
>
> The result on cmd.exe made me realize it had something to do with the
> periods at the end of the file name, so I removed them and it worked fine,
> but I still have the "Even in the Quietest Moments.." directory that I
> can't
> delete on my system.
> Does anybody know of a way to delete it?
>
> Thanks
.
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