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A Folder Windows Cannot Understand/Cope With
Can't Delete a File or Folder in XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_d.htm#del You Cannot Delete a File or a Folder: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320081 -- Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email http://www.fjsmjs.com Protect your PC http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/ "Ken Hall" wrote in message ... I have a folder Windows won't let me get rid of. When I try to delete it I get this: "Cannot delete file: Cannot read from the source file or disk." When I try to rename it I get: "Cannot rename file: Cannot read from the source file or disk." When I try to delete the parent folder I get: "Cannot delete problem folder: Cannot find the specified file Make sure you specify the correct path and file name" It looks like the problem folder name my have a blank/space added after the name. The name is only 5 characters long. I can go into the problem folder and I have deleted all sub folders that were in it, but I cannot do anything with the folder itself or delete it's parent folder. Ken |
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A Folder Windows Cannot Understand/Cope With
It would be best to boot into Safe Mode, search for the folder,
then delete it. A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp How to Delete A File That Is Seemingly "Undeletable" http://www.theeldergeek.com/delete_undeletable_file.htm -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows XP - Shell/User Microsoft Newsgroups Be Smart! Protect Your PC! http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.mspx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Ken Hall" wrote: | | I have a folder Windows won't let me get rid of. When I try to delete | it I get this: | | "Cannot delete file: Cannot read from the source file or disk." | | When I try to rename it I get: | | "Cannot rename file: Cannot read from the source file or disk." | | When I try to delete the parent folder I get: | | "Cannot delete problem folder: Cannot find the specified file | Make sure you specify the correct path and file name" | | It looks like the problem folder name my have a blank/space added | after the name. The name is only 5 characters long. | | I can go into the problem folder and I have deleted all sub folders | that were in it, but I cannot do anything with the folder itself or | delete it's parent folder. | | Ken |
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A Folder Windows Cannot Understand/Cope With
Ken Hall wrote:
I have a folder Windows won't let me get rid of. When I try to delete it I get this: "Cannot delete file: Cannot read from the source file or disk." When I try to rename it I get: "Cannot rename file: Cannot read from the source file or disk." When I try to delete the parent folder I get: "Cannot delete problem folder: Cannot find the specified file Make sure you specify the correct path and file name" It looks like the problem folder name my have a blank/space added after the name. The name is only 5 characters long. I can go into the problem folder and I have deleted all sub folders that were in it, but I cannot do anything with the folder itself or delete it's parent folder. Ken Have you tried booting into Safe Mode and deleting it there? -- Interim Systems and Management Accounting Gordon Burgess-Parker Director www.gbpcomputing.co.uk |
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