Vista - Re: CAn some help? cannot delete files as 'names too long for filesystem'

06-25-2008

"d0od" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message
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Quote:

>
> Hey, how on earth can i delete some files that have stuck themselves
> onto my desktop?
>
> my issues started when i ran the shell:links command in the start run
> bar and it moved my music and pictures folders to stupidly long and deep
> 'loops' of music > links > music > links etc... some going on for 78
> folders!
>
> as such, i haven't been able to delete them. i've tried everything i
> can think of, fan CHKDSK /f /r but everything's fine, tried forcebly
> deleting them with numerous applications but to no avail, and the final
> straw now is that i somehow got some on my dektop and they won't budge!
>
> [image:
> http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3144/...7b7b653_o.jpg]
>
> didn't get much help to my previous thread about it

You should make a folder called c:\d0od and move the files there to shorten
the path name. I mean go move the file and not the folder, if you want to
save the files.

Then you should be able to go to the very top folder and delete the top
folder that should delete all sub folders.

You may also have to delete one folder at a time starting from the bottom
working back to the top deleting each folder as you go up, until you get to
a point that the path is not too long.Yeah, it sucks but what else are you
going to do.

Quote:

>
> 'Lost Explorer Sidebar Shortcuts - Vista Forums'
> (http://www.vistax64.com/showthread.p...637#post757637)
>

Someone else is going to have to help you with that one.

06-25-2008	#1 (permalink)
Mr. Arnold n/a posts	Re: CAn some help? cannot delete files as 'names too long for filesystem' "d0od" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message news:114cce57a8d666a56c6e03ecc5213b08@xxxxxx-gateway.com... Quote: > > Hey, how on earth can i delete some files that have stuck themselves > onto my desktop? > > my issues started when i ran the shell:links command in the start run > bar and it moved my music and pictures folders to stupidly long and deep > 'loops' of music > links > music > links etc... some going on for 78 > folders! > > as such, i haven't been able to delete them. i've tried everything i > can think of, fan CHKDSK /f /r but everything's fine, tried forcebly > deleting them with numerous applications but to no avail, and the final > straw now is that i somehow got some on my dektop and they won't budge! > > [image: > http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3144/...7b7b653_o.jpg] > > didn't get much help to my previous thread about it You should make a folder called c:\d0od and move the files there to shorten the path name. I mean go move the file and not the folder, if you want to save the files. Then you should be able to go to the very top folder and delete the top folder that should delete all sub folders. You may also have to delete one folder at a time starting from the bottom working back to the top deleting each folder as you go up, until you get to a point that the path is not too long.Yeah, it sucks but what else are you going to do. Quote: > > 'Lost Explorer Sidebar Shortcuts - Vista Forums' > (http://www.vistax64.com/showthread.p...637#post757637) > Someone else is going to have to help you with that one.
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