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More info?)
Hi Drew. Thanks for the response.
I tried deleting the directory using your suggested
method, which was also in the knowledge base article you
referenced. Unfortunately, this didn't work either. When
I tried to delete the directory using this method I still
got a message complaining that the directory is not
empty. Any other suggestions?
Thanks, Glenn
>-----Original Message-----
>Have you tried using a path in \\.\<driveLetter>:\
format For example, if
>your path:
> "\ I 4035 \ . 5534984 .con 1.9 \ .
6795309 .lpt2 2.94 \.
>26146904 .lpt3 3.1"
>was on c:, you could use :
> \\.\c:\ I 4035 \ . 5534984 .con 1.9 \ .
6795309 .lpt2 2.94 \.
>26146904 .lpt3 3.1
>
>Removing files with reserved names:
>http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q120/7/1
6.ASP
>--
>Drew Cooper [MSFT]
>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights.
>
>
>"Dave" <Dave_77@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:2ed901c42890$c7b8df80$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>> Hi Guys
>>
>> I have just posted a similar problem in trying to
delete a
>> directory of web-downloaded .jpeg files. Everything you
>> have tried is the same as me!! Please let me know if
you
>> find a solution.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Dave
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Hi, Glenn.
>> >
>> >With that information, somebody here should be able to
>> figure out how to
>> >help. But it won't be me, I'm afraid, because I know
>> NOTHING of servers.
>> >:>( Terms like Share and Map leave me in the dark.
>> My "mantra" is: I'm
>> >just one guy with one computer and one POTS phone
line -
>> and no Net but the
>> >Internet.
>> >
>> >Good luck - and let us know how you finally solve the
>> problem. Somebody
>> >else can probably benefit from what you've learned.
In a
>> newsgroup, we all
>> >learn from each other. ;<)
>> >
>> >RC
>> >--
>> >R. C. White, CPA
>> >San Marcos, TX
>> >rc@corridor.net
>> >Microsoft Windows MVP
>> >
>> >"Glenn" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message
>> >news:236801c427b3$91dcc350$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>> >> Hi RC,
>> >> Unfortunately, these directories are on our main
file
>> >> server and they are sub-directories in a shared
>> directory
>> >> that all of our users have mappped. I would have to
come
>> >> in on a weekend, when no-one is on the network, to
try
>> >> moving and renaming directories (I could do that
this
>> >> weekend). These directories/files really do have
>> embedded
>> >> spaces in the names. I can't drill down into the
>> >> directories in Explorer and I am not able to CD to
them
>> >> in a command window. Our backup software lists the
file
>> >> names and that's the only way I am able to see
them. The
>> >> following list is the result of a dir /x command:
>> >> 20/03/2004 06:44p <DIR> 0200~1
>> >>
>> >> 15/03/2004 09:23a <DIR> E88585~1
>> >> E 88585
>> >> 19/03/2004 05:40p <DIR> I4035~1
>> >> I 4035
>> >> 19/03/2004 05:29p <DIR> COM1__~1
>> >> com 1 ;;;;;;;;;
>> >> 15/03/2004 02:27p <DIR> TA1135~1
>> >> ta11355 ;;; .
>> >> 15/03/2004 03:07p <DIR> TA1212~1
>> >> ta12129 ;;; .
>> >>
>> >>>-----Original Message-----
>> >>>Hi, Glenn.
>> >>>
>> >>>RD /s is not supposed to care if the directory is
empty
>> >> or not. :>( It
>> >>>should ask, "Are you sure" and, when you answer yes,
>> >> just wipe out the whole
>> >>>tree from that directory name on down.
>> >>>
>> >>>Can you move everything EXCEPT that subdirectory
0200~1
>> >> out of the parent
>> >>>directory into a temporary directory? Then rd /s
the
>> >> parent. Finally,
>> >>>rename the temporary directory to the name of the
now-
>> >> removed parent.
>> >>>
>> >>>Depending on what tools you have available, you
might
>> >> want to try harder to
>> >>>get the true 8.3 filenames. For example, you could
make
>> >> sure your "DOS"
>> >>>window is a "normal" (not full-screen) window. Then
>> >> Mark the name of the
>> >>>directory and Copy it into Notepad or some other
text
>> >> editor so that you can
>> >>>take a closer look for hidden characters in the
name.
>> >> Your first post
>> >>>seemed to indicate that filenames have leading
spaces,
>> >> although that was
>> >>>very hard to tell with the poor formatting of that
>> >> message. Do you REALLY
>> >>>have a filename of " E 88585 ", including those
>> >> leading, embedded and
>> >>>trailing spaces? What does dir /s show as the SFN
for
>> >> this particular
>> >>>filename? Does "0200~1" have a leading or trailing
>> >> space? How about that
>> >>>no-name directory you mentioned? It HAS to have a
name,
>> >> and the name HAS to
>> >>>be a valid 8.3 filename - even if it has somehow
been
>> >> hidden from normal
>> >>>view.
>> >>>
>> >>>Could you try the dir /x again. This time, use
dir /x >
>> >> dirfile.txt. This
>> >>>should pipe the output of the dir command to a file.
>> >> Then look at that
>> >>>dirfile.txt with Notepad or WordPad or some other
>> >> editor. Copy a few
>> >>>representative lines (be sure they include some
SFNs)
>> >> into your next post so
>> >>>that we can see just what the output looks like.
>> >>>
>> >>>A favorite prank to play on your buddies back in MS-
DOS
>> >> days was to use a
>> >>>non-printing character in the filename. These
>> >> characters might look like a
>> >>>space onscreen, and were virtually undetectable
unless
>> >> your buddy knew to
>> >>>look for them.
>> >>>
>> >>>RC
>> >>>
>> >>><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>> >>>news:1c8c01c42710$bbd8e3d0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> >>>> Hi RC,
>> >>>> When I use the /X parameter on a DIR command it
shows
>> >> the
>> >>>> directory name as 0200~1 but if I try to CD to
that
>> >>>> directory I get a message "Access is denied".
When I
>> >> try
>> >>>> to delete the directory with the RD /S command the
>> >>>> message is "The directory is not empty" and it
won't
>> >>>> delete. Any other suggestions?
>> >>>> Thanks,
>> >>>> Glenn
>> >>>>
>> >>>>>-----Original Message-----
>> >>>>>Hi, Glenn.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>Have you tried the old faithful:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>Open a "DOS" window and navigate to the parent of
the
>> >>>> bad folder. Type dir
>> >>>>>/x to see the SFN (Short File Name - also known
as the
>> >>>> 8.3 filename) in a
>> >>>>>column before the LFN. Then type rd <SFN> /s to
>> remove
>> >>>> the bad folder in
>> >>>>>its entirety, including all subdirectories and
files.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>If that doesn't work, post back with just what
you did
>> >>>> and what results you
>> >>>>>saw.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>RC
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>"Glenn" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote in
>> >>>> message
>> >>>>>news:12bd01c4264d$c8564210$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> >>>>>>I have two garbage directories that were
f=created by
>> >>>>>> some unknown source. One of the directories has
no
>> >> name
>> >>>>>> and show just a folder icon in Windows
explorer. The
>> >>>>>> other directory is called temp and was created
as a
>> >>>> sub-
>> >>>>>> directory within another valid directory. This
temp
>> >>>>>> directory has four more sub-directories within
it,
>> >> all
>> >>>>>> with garbage names. Our backup software rejects
>> these
>> >>>>>> files but shows the names. Here is a sample of
some
>> >> of
>> >>>>>> the file names:
>> >>>>>> \ I 4035 \ . 5534984 .con 1.9 \ .
>> >>>>>> 6795309 .lpt2 2.94 \. 26146904 .lpt3 3.1
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> \ I 4035 \ . 5534984 .con 1.9 \ .
>> 6795309 .
>> >>>>>> 2.47 \. 26146904 .aux 3.48
>> >>>>>> ;[[Scan By Somebody i don't wan
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> \ E 88585 \ . 5534984 .lpt1 2.46 \ .
>> >>>>>> 6795309 .lpt3 3
>> >>>>>> . %d .lpt1 3.22
>> >>>>>> When I try to delete these directories, I get
the
>> >>>>>> following message:
>> >>>>>> Cannot delete file: Cannot read from the source
file
>> >> or
>> >>>>>> disk.
>> >>>>>> Can someone please tell me how I can get rid of
>> these
>> >>>>>> directories? Thanks.
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>
>
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