i created a folder with no name by renaming a folder to(alt + 0160) but after that i m not able to delete , move or rename that folder. how can i delete it? i can open the folder and also others items can be moved or copied into that folder. but this no name folder cannot be deleted!
View 8 RepliesI know this is a common problem, but hoping someone could help me! I was just following the instructions from an older thread (Unable to Delete Folder. 'You Need Permission To Perform This Action' ) to get rid of a folder called "Pictures 8-12-09" on my Desktop. Vista gave me the dreaded 'You Need Permission To Perform This Action' message, so I tried using all the methods listed in the thread, one of which was
Quote: Originally Posted by Karl Snooks 2. Start | type Cmd.exe | right-click on cmd.exe in the Programs list directly above | select Run As Admistrator. Navigate to the directory containing file you want to delete (using CD command)...........
Their is a folder in my recycling bin that will not delete. Here is every thing about the folder.
- When I try to delete it is doesn't display an error message, it just doesn't delete.
- The file is from AIM and is labeled "Storage" (I have since uninstalled AIM)
- I can not restore it or use restore all or delete all.
- The file prevents me from emptying my recycle bin. I have to manually click and delete everything.
Its becoming bothersome because I can't use empty my recycle bin all at once. I've tried deleting it in safe mode and using disk cleanup but it just wont go away.
My C drive is 40 GB (Vista SP2) and c:windowswinsxs folder is 8 GB. How can I decrease it, delete it safetly...?
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2. I tried renaming to folder.
3. Downloaded a "unlocker" program as suggested in other posts, doesn't work on 64 bit.
When trying to delete a file from a folder, it says "The action can't be completed because the file is open in another program. How do I find out what program is running that file?
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View 8 Replies View RelatedDue to HDD failure. THEY rebuilt it under the name of RoB Davies, NOT even my name of RoD Davies, and in any event it should have been under my wife's name. So I am apparently the defualt user. I created an Admin user under wife's name of Lenore, added a Folder under her name in the Users Folder, but can I delete the ROB Davies User??? There are the folders under RoB Davies of Contacts, Music, Pictures, Downoads, Videos, Searches etc. Even though I copied all these folders to my Wifes User Folder, and despite there being nothiing in any of these folders as its a brand new built PC, RoB Davies User folders are over 1GB in size, and my wifes about 20KB in total, so there are hidden system files in my incorrectly 'built' user folder...right? But Can I delete the Rob Davies folder??
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View 9 Replies View Relatedwhen i click on a file to delete it, it comes up with this ---> "The... folder does not exist. The file may have been moved or deleted." I think I have deleted these files a while ago but when i search for them they show up as 0 bytes. I tried - creating a new folder with the same name and putting those files in and then deleting them, but doesn't work. I tried Hijack this and delete on reboot, can't open as file does not exist for deletion. don't post solutions that are stupid please such as: have you tried right click and delete
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i scan my laptop today and norton said i have a trojan virus in one of my folder (users>public>public music). whenever i delete it windows dosnt respond. my pc hang, and hang. i disconnect the laptop battery in order to restart windows. i try to deletre that files 3 times and same thing happens, it always hang.
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I am running vista home premium 64 bit, with all updates complete. I have a placed a folder (contacts) on my desktop that I placed there for temporary use, I am now finished updating and backing it up, so I want to delete it. I can delete it, but then when I restart the computor it is there again. I have deleted all the files in the folder, but how do I delete the folder permanently off my desktop.
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