Re: Un-erasable folder
- From: "R. C. White" <rc@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 23:04:01 -0500
Hi, gcorvera.
You're welcome. And thanks for the report back! ;<)
RC
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R. C. White, CPA
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rc@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Microsoft Windows MVP
"gcorvera" <gcorvera@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>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" <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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