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How to delete a folder

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Name: Omer Yasin (by omeryasin)
Date: July 18, 2007 at 02:38:56 Pacific
OS: Windows XP sp2 built 2600
CPU/Ram: Intel 2.4Ghz, Bus=533MHz,
Product: intel D845GEBV2
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I cannot delete a folder which is already empty when i try to delete it. It gives message "cannot delete hh: The directory is not empty". Here hh is folder name. I can rename folder but cannot delete. What should i do.
Yhanks

omeryasin



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Response Number 1
Name: birdlegs
Date: July 18, 2007 at 05:05:32 Pacific
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Response Number 2
Name: jeffbroge
Date: July 18, 2007 at 05:47:56 Pacific
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check to see if there are hidden files within the directory.


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Response Number 3
Name: DerbyDad03
Date: July 18, 2007 at 05:48:07 Pacific
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Have you tried to drag it into recyling bin? In some cases, this works when Right-Click/Delete won't.


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Response Number 4
Name: Mechanix2Go
Date: July 18, 2007 at 05:59:31 Pacific
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First run scandisk to ensure file system is healthy. Then:

rd /s /q hh


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Response Number 5
Name: Omer Yasin (by omeryasin)
Date: July 18, 2007 at 11:42:07 Pacific
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Same message comes up i.e The folder is not empty. I have checked that folder is empty and windows is showing "o kb" size. No hidden files. Dragging does not work.

omeryasin


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Response Number 6
Name: Mechanix2Go
Date: July 18, 2007 at 11:57:00 Pacific
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No error with scandisk?


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If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.

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Response Number 7
Name: per
Date: July 18, 2007 at 15:37:49 Pacific
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http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/


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Response Number 8
Name: Musky
Date: July 18, 2007 at 16:52:11 Pacific
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Have you tried deleting it in Safe Mode?

If so, then try the unlocker that per posted the link for.

Musky
If the voices inside my head paid rent, I'd be rich!


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Response Number 9
Name: soupnasty
Date: July 18, 2007 at 17:02:18 Pacific
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Unlocker all the way fellers.


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Response Number 10
Name: Omer Yasin (by omeryasin)
Date: July 18, 2007 at 17:44:03 Pacific
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I told you that file is not being used by window so unlocker is of no use. unlocker is not working. I have not tried scandisk how do i start scandisk

omeryasin


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Response Number 11
Name: Razor2.3
Date: July 18, 2007 at 17:53:47 Pacific
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This reeks of a rootkit. Try RootkitRevealer, and see if it turns up anything.

If that doesn't help, close everything out, run this command, and go to lunch:
cmd /c "@(echo y &echo y) |chkdsk c: /f /v& shutdown -r"

Then try to delete the folder in Safe Mode.

EDIT: RootKitRevealer only tells you if something's going on; it won't actually fix anything for you.


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