Re: Un-erasable folder
- From: "gcorvera" <gcorvera@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 17:24:01 -0700
I already had tried using wildcard combinations, since I knew that what was
happening was the command interpreter messing up with the dots. But I never
thought of using the 8.3 directory name, that worked simply and beautifully,
thanks.
By the way, the only way I can replicate the error is inserting the disk and
having MusicMatch copy it, if I use iTunes it will strip the periods from the
end of the title, and I can find no way of creating it from cmd.exe
Thanks again
"R. C. White" wrote:
> Whoops...
>
> > 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).
>
> Enclose IN QUOTES, of course. ;^}
> "Y:\My Music\Supertramp\Even in the Quietest Moments.."
>
> As you may know, "DOS" often uses . and .. to refer to the current directory
> and its parent. If you are in your Supertramp directory, then . means
> Supertramp and .. means "My Music"; cd .. moves the focus up to the parent
> directory. In some versions of DOS, ... would mean Y:\, but other versions,
> including WinXP's cmd.exe, don't allow more than two periods. Also, of
> course, the period is used as a separator between the filename and the
> extension, so the use of one or more periods in a filename can get very
> confusing! Especially if the dots are at the end. Was your original 3-dot
> filename actually a no-dot name with a 2-dot extension? Or a one-dot name
> and a one-dot extension? ???
>
> (When I try to md "test folder..." on my computer I get a new folder named
> "test folder", without the dots. Then, of course, rd "test folder" removes
> it. That doesn't help you, but I learned something by trying it. But I
> can't create a 3-dot foldername to see if I can remove it.)
>
> Some other commands do accept wildcards, so you may be able to:
> ren "Even*.*" Even
>
> or maybe:
> ren "Even*.*.*" Even (to take care of what might be interpreted as multiple
> extensions - experiment to see if you can find a combination that works)
>
> and then:
> rd Even
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
> rc@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Microsoft Windows MVP
>
> "R. C. White" <rc@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:O$nvXCZrFHA.904@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > 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
> >
> > "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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