I am trying to force a folder to delete. Here's the story: I was copying a folder with music in it from one directory to another. And from time to time, when I do this, my PC will freeze. This time, it froze and the contents inside the folder were all jumbled up. the filenames and contents of the actual songs is beyond repair. So I'm looking to just delete the folder, re-rip the CD and be on my merry little way.
So what I'm asking is:
How do you delete a directory in DOS. By the way, when I open the DOS prompt, I'm stuck on the C: drive. How do I get to the H: drive (where my music is kept)? All help is greatly appreciated.Thank you for your time,
Ryan.
DOS commands are covered here To navigate to another drive, merely enter it - in this case
H:
To remove a directory in DOS, couple of ways, but the simplest would be deltree
deltree H:\yourfolder
That should remove the directory and its contents, including any subfolders - be careful, as files deleted this way bypass the recycle bin. You'll be asked to confirm the deletionResist the temptation to close your request for help with semantically-null questions like “Can anyone help me?”
I get an error message:
Error Deleting File or FolderAnd it says:
Cannot delete file: Windows is unable to find the file. This item might have already been deleted or moved. Press F5 to refresh the view of this folder.
Ok - well you might try deleting with Windows from Safe Mode, or else from a DOS boot (using a diskette) Resist the temptation to close your request for help with semantically-null questions like “Can anyone help me?”
Also... if the folder has a long filename (greater than 8 characters) or contains spaces, DOS may require you to enclose the name in "quotes" - for example deltree "H:\my favourite music files"
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The failure to delete would indicate a scrambled disk structure. A forceful delte can make it worse.
First run scandisk or chkdsk.
Then proceed as per jboy.
If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.M2
For sure, I should have suggested that (what was I thinking?) Possibly you can just delete it, but in all likelihood there are logical drive errors that will need to be corrected
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