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| | can't delete folder I can't delete a folder I self created. when I try to delete it, it sais: unable to find folder, maybe it is moved or deleted but in the folder I still can store files, so it can't be it's deleted. any ideas how to delete this folder? |
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| | Re: can't delete folder It looks like a long name problem. Open a command prompt window by typing "cmd" in the search bar and running the found file as an administrator. Go to the parent directory of the unerasable folder and type "dir /x". You'll get a list of all the folders and files in the parent directory -- one of them must be the trouble folder you want to erase. In front of the long name there is the 8.3 name of the folder, in a form similar to "abcdef~X", where X is a number. Identify it and type "rd shortname", obviously replacing "shortname" with the above identified short name of the folder. Done! Hope it helps. "sanderl" <sanderl@xxxxxx> wrote in message news 38908A4-BDF6-4565-AF1C-4FB7F60E3F87@xxxxxxQuote: >I can't delete a folder I self created. > > when I try to delete it, it sais: unable to find folder, maybe it is moved > or deleted > > but in the folder I still can store files, so it can't be it's deleted. > > any ideas how to delete this folder? |
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| | Re: can't delete folder it sais: acces denied (I am running w.explorer as administrator, and I am the administrator of my pc) "leontet" wrote: Quote: > It looks like a long name problem. > > Open a command prompt window by typing "cmd" in the search bar and running > the found file as an administrator. Go to the parent directory of the > unerasable folder and type "dir /x". You'll get a list of all the folders > and files in the parent directory -- one of them must be the trouble folder > you want to erase. In front of the long name there is the 8.3 name of the > folder, in a form similar to "abcdef~X", where X is a number. Identify it > and type "rd shortname", obviously replacing "shortname" with the above > identified short name of the folder. Done! > > Hope it helps. > > "sanderl" <sanderl@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news 38908A4-BDF6-4565-AF1C-4FB7F60E3F87@xxxxxxQuote: > >I can't delete a folder I self created. > > > > when I try to delete it, it sais: unable to find folder, maybe it is moved > > or deleted > > > > but in the folder I still can store files, so it can't be it's deleted. > > > > any ideas how to delete this folder? > |
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| | Re: can't delete folder In Vista it seems "Administrator" is an account with more rights than any other account that ranks as "administrator". So you have to type "cmd" in the search bar (lowermost part of the start menu); the "cmd" file will be found and displayed in the search results list (above the search bar). RIGHT-click it and choose "Run as Administrator" in the popup menu. The newly opened window that looks like an old DOS display (which is what it is in fact) will run now with the rights of the big boss (Administrator). You should be able to do whatever you want to any file or folder. "sanderl" <sanderl@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:BE97A130-2390-4DDE-BA3D-D1554970571F@xxxxxx Quote: > it sais: acces denied (I am running w.explorer as administrator, and I am > the > administrator of my pc) > > "leontet" wrote: > Quote: >> It looks like a long name problem. >> >> Open a command prompt window by typing "cmd" in the search bar and >> running >> the found file as an administrator. Go to the parent directory of the >> unerasable folder and type "dir /x". You'll get a list of all the folders >> and files in the parent directory -- one of them must be the trouble >> folder >> you want to erase. In front of the long name there is the 8.3 name of the >> folder, in a form similar to "abcdef~X", where X is a number. Identify it >> and type "rd shortname", obviously replacing "shortname" with the above >> identified short name of the folder. Done! >> >> Hope it helps. >> >> "sanderl" <sanderl@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news 38908A4-BDF6-4565-AF1C-4FB7F60E3F87@xxxxxxQuote: >> >I can't delete a folder I self created. >> > >> > when I try to delete it, it sais: unable to find folder, maybe it is >> > moved >> > or deleted >> > >> > but in the folder I still can store files, so it can't be it's deleted. >> > >> > any ideas how to delete this folder? >> > The returned message: acces denied |
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