Hi all.
I'm dealing with a strange problem.
I have to order and clean a quite complex folder structure, and I'm managing that with some batches to rename the folders from command line.
The main structure is something like that:
Sometimes, there are subfolders into the "UNIT" folders, such as:
My need is to rename the "UNIT" part of these folders. I do not have any problems when I rename a folder which do not have subfolders, but otherwise I get an "Access denied" error each time I try to rename a folder containing subfolders.
For example:
Let's take 2 folders:
I first thought that some file in the "LOCATION" folders was preventing the system from renaming it, so I also tried to empty some of them (including from system and hidden files): the rename command still fails with "access denied"
No processes are working on these folders.
And the most strange fact: if I move or copy these folders to another location (say C:\users\spacexion\desktop\NAMES_10\RESTUNIT\CHICAGO) I can rename RESTUNIT to UNIT_2 from command line with no troubles!
I suspected some inherited rights issue, but I compared them on many folders and all seems correct with NT rights. Thus, if it was an issue right, I suppose that I couldn't rename the "UNIT" level folder too.
Furthermore, I also can rename these "locked" folders from Windows Explorer, so I really don't understand what's going on....
Any idea?
Thanks!
I'm dealing with a strange problem.
I have to order and clean a quite complex folder structure, and I'm managing that with some batches to rename the folders from command line.
The main structure is something like that:
Code:
E:\MAIN\NAMES_x\UNIT_n
Code:
E:\MAIN\NAMES_10\UNIT_1\LOCATION
My need is to rename the "UNIT" part of these folders. I do not have any problems when I rename a folder which do not have subfolders, but otherwise I get an "Access denied" error each time I try to rename a folder containing subfolders.
For example:
Let's take 2 folders:
Code:
E:\MAIN\NAMES_10\WORKUNIT\
E:\MAIN\NAMES_24\RESTUNIT\CHICAGO
Code:
rename E:\MAIN\NAMES_10\WORKUNIT UNIT_1 >>>> OK
rename E:\MAIN\NAMES_24\RESTUNIT UNIT_2 >>>> ACCESS DENIED
I first thought that some file in the "LOCATION" folders was preventing the system from renaming it, so I also tried to empty some of them (including from system and hidden files): the rename command still fails with "access denied"
No processes are working on these folders.
And the most strange fact: if I move or copy these folders to another location (say C:\users\spacexion\desktop\NAMES_10\RESTUNIT\CHICAGO) I can rename RESTUNIT to UNIT_2 from command line with no troubles!
I suspected some inherited rights issue, but I compared them on many folders and all seems correct with NT rights. Thus, if it was an issue right, I suppose that I couldn't rename the "UNIT" level folder too.
Furthermore, I also can rename these "locked" folders from Windows Explorer, so I really don't understand what's going on....
Any idea?
Thanks!