deleting files/folders from flash drive

[Guest bottomley]

everytime i try to delete a particular file from my flash drive it gives me

an error "directory not empty" how do i remedy this, thanks

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bottomley

[Guest Doug W.]

Re: deleting files/folders from flash drive

 

Possibly because there are files in a sub-directory which must

be deleted first before the main file can be deleted. This

message will also display if you opened or read any of those

files before trying to delete.

 

I've had this happen many times. No big deal. Usually if I open

the Windows Task Manager and stop process of Explorer and then

re-start Explorer (Run: Explorer). I then have no problem

deleting the problem

file(s).

 

Or use Unlocker: http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

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"bottomley" <bottomley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

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> everytime i try to delete a particular file from my flash

> drive it gives me

> an error "directory not empty" how do i remedy this, thanks

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> bottomley

[Guest Bruce Hagen]

Re: deleting files/folders from flash drive

 

"bottomley" <bottomley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> everytime i try to delete a particular file from my flash drive it gives

> me

> an error "directory not empty" how do i remedy this, thanks

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> bottomley

 

 

 

Is erasing the flash drive completely an option? Perhaps copying all the

other files to another flash drive first?

 

With the flash drive in a USB port:

 

Control Panel | Administrative Tools | Computer Management. Right click on

the letter for the flash drive and Format it. This will erase everything on

the flash drive.

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Bruce Hagen

MS-MVP Outlook Express

Imperial Beach, CA