Cannot delete a folder

[Guest Erling Herstad]

Dear Sirs.

 

I've read the post and replies to Scott Leff's post from 14.12.2007

regarding similar issue, and none of the links/suggestions worked for me.

I have a windows 2003 standard server (32-bit) running on a HP Proliant

server with a SAN files storage attached, it's a fileserver + domain

controller. Strangely one of my users have created a folder with a space at

the end of the name: "New delivery ". I cannot delete, rename or move this

folder. There are no security button. I can however rename a parent folder

but this causes no effect on the problematic folder. I've run chkdsk, running

on all the latest firmware, drivers and updates. Any suggestions?

 

Path name:

 

"G:\Storage2\Hydro\TROLL\31_2-N-11\31_2-N-11_BY4H\FTP_from_BHI_2006-06-26\WELL_31_2_N-11_BY4H\New delivery "

 

With regards

Erling Herstad

[Guest John John]

Re: Cannot delete a folder

 

Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the parent folder of the

undeletable folder. Leave the Explorer window open.

 

Open a Command Prompt and type the partial command:

 

RD \\?\

 

Leave the Command Prompt window open. From the opened Explorer window

grab the undeletable folder and drag it to the Command Prompt and drop

it at the end of the incomplete RD command that you typed earlier and

hit <Enter> and see if it can be deleted. Verify that the path is

properly surrounded by quotation marks, make sure you are at the end of

the line, so to have the trailing spaces surrounded within the path.

 

John

 

Erling Herstad wrote:

> Dear Sirs.

>

> I've read the post and replies to Scott Leff's post from 14.12.2007

> regarding similar issue, and none of the links/suggestions worked for me.

> I have a windows 2003 standard server (32-bit) running on a HP Proliant

> server with a SAN files storage attached, it's a fileserver + domain

> controller. Strangely one of my users have created a folder with a space at

> the end of the name: "New delivery ". I cannot delete, rename or move this

> folder. There are no security button. I can however rename a parent folder

> but this causes no effect on the problematic folder. I've run chkdsk, running

> on all the latest firmware, drivers and updates. Any suggestions?

>

> Path name:

>

> "G:\Storage2\Hydro\TROLL\31_2-N-11\31_2-N-11_BY4H\FTP_from_BHI_2006-06-26\WELL_31_2_N-11_BY4H\New delivery "

>

> With regards

> Erling Herstad

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Cannot delete a folder

 

 

"Erling Herstad" <ErlingHerstad@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:0DFEAB52-46DB-4D40-8BC1-2B2957A9DFC8@microsoft.com...

> Dear Sirs.

>

> I've read the post and replies to Scott Leff's post from 14.12.2007

> regarding similar issue, and none of the links/suggestions worked for me.

> I have a windows 2003 standard server (32-bit) running on a HP Proliant

> server with a SAN files storage attached, it's a fileserver + domain

> controller. Strangely one of my users have created a folder with a space

> at

> the end of the name: "New delivery ". I cannot delete, rename or move this

> folder. There are no security button. I can however rename a parent folder

> but this causes no effect on the problematic folder. I've run chkdsk,

> running

> on all the latest firmware, drivers and updates. Any suggestions?

>

> Path name:

>

> "G:\Storage2\Hydro\TROLL\31_2-N-11\31_2-N-11_BY4H\FTP_from_BHI_2006-06-26\WELL_31_2_N-11_BY4H\New

> delivery "

>

> With regards

> Erling Herstad

 

Ask your user how he/she created it. Using the same tool or

application, you should be able to remove it. Alternatively,

try deleting it by its short name.

[Guest Erling Herstad]

Re: Cannot delete a folder

 

The RD command worked after a complete chkdsk check. :-)

 

"John John" wrote:

> Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the parent folder of the

> undeletable folder. Leave the Explorer window open.

>

> Open a Command Prompt and type the partial command:

>

> RD \\?\

>

> Leave the Command Prompt window open. From the opened Explorer window

> grab the undeletable folder and drag it to the Command Prompt and drop

> it at the end of the incomplete RD command that you typed earlier and

> hit <Enter> and see if it can be deleted. Verify that the path is

> properly surrounded by quotation marks, make sure you are at the end of

> the line, so to have the trailing spaces surrounded within the path.

>

> John

>

> Erling Herstad wrote:

>

> > Dear Sirs.

> >

> > I've read the post and replies to Scott Leff's post from 14.12.2007

> > regarding similar issue, and none of the links/suggestions worked for me.

> > I have a windows 2003 standard server (32-bit) running on a HP Proliant

> > server with a SAN files storage attached, it's a fileserver + domain

> > controller. Strangely one of my users have created a folder with a space at

> > the end of the name: "New delivery ". I cannot delete, rename or move this

> > folder. There are no security button. I can however rename a parent folder

> > but this causes no effect on the problematic folder. I've run chkdsk, running

> > on all the latest firmware, drivers and updates. Any suggestions?

> >

> > Path name:

> >

> > "G:\Storage2\Hydro\TROLL\31_2-N-11\31_2-N-11_BY4H\FTP_from_BHI_2006-06-26\WELL_31_2_N-11_BY4H\New delivery "

> >

> > With regards

> > Erling Herstad

>

>