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Old 09-24-2008   #1 (permalink)
power 3


 
 

vista leaves behind folders when moving folders with files in them

Hello,

this never happened before in XP..

Now in vista.. when

I move a folder from location A to B,

sometimes an empty folder is left behind in location A

all of the contents of course are sent to location B...


Why is this empty folder in location A not removed?

I have to delete it manually...

This doesnt happen ALWAYS, only some times...


Thank you all for your replies.




-Love is a great teacher....

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 11-14-2008   #2 (permalink)
John


 
 

RE: vista leaves behind folders when moving folders with files in them



"power 3" wrote:
Quote:

> Hello,
>
> this never happened before in XP..
>
> Now in vista.. when
>
> I move a folder from location A to B,
>
> sometimes an empty folder is left behind in location A
>
> all of the contents of course are sent to location B...
>
>
> Why is this empty folder in location A not removed?
>
> I have to delete it manually...
>
> This doesnt happen ALWAYS, only some times...
>
>
> Thank you all for your replies.
>
>
>
>
> -Love is a great teacher....
>
This is driving me crazy as well.

I found this post while searching for an answer but I still have no
explanation.

I can find no locks on anything in the folders and this happens even if I
have not viewed or accessed those folders during the session.

Personally, I believe it to be a bug.

My System SpecsSystem Spec
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