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Unable to delete a directory
Name: David Date: November 5, 2002 at 22:13:42 Pacific OS: dos CPU/Ram: 386
Comment:
I am trying to delete a directory that seems to be corrupt, but when I dosdel I am told the directory cannot be deleted. When I try to list the files in the directory, I am told that is not possible. I can rename the directory, but if I try to move it I am told that the source directory cannot be opened. ANY HELP APPRECIATED
Name: jboy Date: November 5, 2002 at 22:26:13 Pacific
Reply:
You could try deltree or use the DOSSHELL gui, although if you use DOSSHELL, you'd have to delete all the files and subdirectories first - which might not be possible.
Best is:
deltree /y c:\yourdir
(of course, put the real directory name in)
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Response Number 2
Name: Old Jake Date: November 6, 2002 at 03:15:33 Pacific
Reply:
DOS Controller, a small file manager available here on the Arachne site helps in these situations. It's an ARJ archive, openable with Winzip.
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Response Number 3
Name: Mike Newcomb Date: November 6, 2002 at 13:08:14 Pacific
Reply:
Check out dos help for the ATTRIB command, which might be the cause your problem.
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