Deleting A Folder

[billd766]

Can anyone help me please?

I have a folder on my D drive which is apparently empty and which I would like to remove.

Whatever I do to this folder I cannot move it into the trash bin nor delete it.

:D

[klikster]

Can anyone help me please?

I have a folder on my D drive which is apparently empty and which I would like to remove.

Whatever I do to this folder I cannot move it into the trash bin nor delete it.

:D

If the folder is on an unwritable CD, you won't be able to delete it.

[DamianMavis]

Can anyone help me please?

I have a folder on my D drive which is apparently empty and which I would like to remove.

Whatever I do to this folder I cannot move it into the trash bin nor delete it.

If the folder is on an unwritable CD, you won't be able to delete it.

haha!

Damian

[Guest Reimar]

Your D drive is what: a CD-Rom drive, a Harddisk, a stick or what?

[bkkmick]

Try right click > Properties > Uncheck Read Only > Ok

[Daffy D]

Try this:-

Unlocker

Daffy.

[billd766]

Hi Guys

Sorry I forgot to mention that my D drive is a partition from the C drive.

bkkmick wrote Try right click > Properties > Uncheck Read Only > Ok

I did that and that didn't work sorry

Daffy

I downloaded unlocker and ran that but that didn't work either as it wasn't locked but it did ask me if I wanted to try again at the next reboot so I will see in the morning.

Thanks

Bill

[Plus]

You are probably not the folder's "owner" anymore and so you don't have permission to delete it. I don't know how it happens, probably something to do with messing up NTFS file system, maybe during system crashes.

Try this

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421

[billd766]

You are probably not the folder's "owner" anymore and so you don't have permission to delete it. I don't know how it happens, probably something to do with messing up NTFS file system, maybe during system crashes.

Try this

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421

Hi Plus

Nothing else seems to work.

I followed your link and the next MS one and eventually I managed to go through it all and it seems that the "owner" is systems and it still won't let me delete the ****************** add your own expletive thing. It has been there since November 23rd last year.

[Plus]

You have to take the ownership for yourself, not just find who the owner is.

I run into this problem only on our win2003 server, don't recall how to do it on a regular windows XP.

I found the solution on the Internet, can you search for "how to take file ownership windows xp" or something?

There are a couple of DOS/Command line based programs, I remember, you run them and you type exact commands and they go off and change ownership for you. Maybe you'll have to install Visual Basic first, it was all on one page - download, commands, everything.

[Stef]

I got the same problem and the only solution was:

1) Download the latest Ultimate Boot CD. It contains freeware utilities. It should include a software called Volkov Commander (usually freeware beta-version 4.99)

2) Burn a CD

3) Boot from the CD

4) Browse the menu and launch Volkov Commander

5) When asked, enable NTFS support (if your HD is NTFS formatted)

6) Browse to the folder or file you want to delete

7) Delete it

8) Reboot to Windows

Stef

[Plus]

Brilliant. I haven't thought of it even if I'm a UBCD fan.

[billd766]

I got the same problem and the only solution was:

1) Download the latest Ultimate Boot CD. It contains freeware utilities. It should include a software called Volkov Commander (usually freeware beta-version 4.99)

2) Burn a CD

3) Boot from the CD

4) Browse the menu and launch Volkov Commander

5) When asked, enable NTFS support (if your HD is NTFS formatted)

6) Browse to the folder or file you want to delete

7) Delete it

8) Reboot to Windows

Stef

Hi Stef

I will download that today and try it later.

I am almost to the stage of getting a knife and cutting it out every time I see it.

[Plus]

UBCD is a life saver, a bit difficult to put it together but once done it can do wonders to ailing windows.

[Stef]

I got the same problem and the only solution was:

1) Download the latest Ultimate Boot CD. It contains freeware utilities. It should include a software called Volkov Commander (usually freeware beta-version 4.99)

2) Burn a CD

3) Boot from the CD

4) Browse the menu and launch Volkov Commander

5) When asked, enable NTFS support (if your HD is NTFS formatted)

6) Browse to the folder or file you want to delete

7) Delete it

8) Reboot to Windows

Stef

Hi Stef

I will download that today and try it later.

I am almost to the stage of getting a knife and cutting it out every time I see it.

I forgot: I use the DOS version

Stef