Solved Why won't this folder delete?

[tom982]

If you make a folder, and call it " " (Alt+0160). Then it cannot be deleted. I accidentaly did this a while ago, and I was just checking whether it still did it.

Nothing works to delete it, I have tried in command prompt, pressing delete, deleting in adobe bridge.

And I cannot rename it too, the only way that I found to delete it was to use the Unlocker, so I don't need to know how to delete it, just simply why this happens? And does it happen to anyone else?

Tom

 

[niemiro]

This is an invisible folder, and this functionality has been deliberately coded for some strange reason. Just rename it to anything and you should now be able to delete it, though it is sometimes a bit difficult to rename, and so sometimes needs to be done via Command Prompt's ren. Use Alt-0160 at Command Prompt to imput the correct name.

 

[tom982]

It won't rename, I type in what I want to rename it to, hit return and it remains the same.

I have found however that I can rename it in 7-Zip, and then I can delete it.

Nice signature picture by the way

 

[niemiro]

Sorry, updated my previous post as you replied. You need to do it via Command Prompt sometimes. See post above, and thanks for the signature compliment!

 

[Jacee]

Alt+0160 is a "non-breaking space" if you're using ASCII (keystrokes)