PC Review


Reply
Thread Tools Rate Thread

How to delete "Found.000" folder

 
 
Craig
Guest
Posts: n/a
 
      28th Jul 2006
My computer (WinXP Pro SP2) has two separate drives (C and D driver).
During chckdsk, a "Found.000" folder was created on D-drive.
I deleted all recovered files (looks like a garbage) in the "Found.000"
folder.
But I could not delete the "Found.000" folder.
Please tell me how to deleted this useless folder.
Thank you.

Craig


 
Reply With Quote
 
 
 
 
MowGreen [MVP]
Guest
Posts: n/a
 
      28th Jul 2006
Craig,

Are you getting an Access Denied error message ? If so, take Full
Control of the folder by right clicking it, choose Properties.
Click the Security tab.
Ensure that your account has Admin privileges and add it to the User Groups.
Then ensure that the account added has Full Control, Modify, Read and
Execute, List Folder Contents, Read, and Write permissions.

How to set, view, change, or remove file and folder permissions in
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308418

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2006]
===============
*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
===============


Craig wrote:

> My computer (WinXP Pro SP2) has two separate drives (C and D driver).
> During chckdsk, a "Found.000" folder was created on D-drive.
> I deleted all recovered files (looks like a garbage) in the "Found.000"
> folder.
> But I could not delete the "Found.000" folder.
> Please tell me how to deleted this useless folder.
> Thank you.
>
> Craig
>
>

 
Reply With Quote
 
R. C. White
Guest
Posts: n/a
 
      28th Jul 2006
Hi, Craig.

A folder is not a file, so the Delete command doesn't work on it. Use
"Remove Directory" instead. The command name is left over from the days
before the term "directory" was changed to "folder". The command can be
abbreviated to "rmdir" or to just "rd". There are switches that we can use
with rd, such as /s to remove the whole directory tree, including all its
subfolders and files. As usual in a Command Prompt window, just type the
command followed by "/?" to see a list of the possible switches: rd /?

In your case, type at the Command Prompt:
rd found.000 /s

This should delete the folder and all its contents if you answer Yes when it
asks, "Are you sure?"

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA [RC]
San Marcos, TX
(E-Mail Removed)
Microsoft Windows MVP
(currently running Windows Mail 7 in Vista x64 Build 5472)

"Craig" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> My computer (WinXP Pro SP2) has two separate drives (C and D driver).
> During chckdsk, a "Found.000" folder was created on D-drive.
> I deleted all recovered files (looks like a garbage) in the "Found.000"
> folder.
> But I could not delete the "Found.000" folder.
> Please tell me how to deleted this useless folder.
> Thank you.
>
> Craig


 
Reply With Quote
 
Donald McDaniel
Guest
Posts: n/a
 
      29th Jul 2006
On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 12:03:57 -0600, "Craig" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>My computer (WinXP Pro SP2) has two separate drives (C and D driver).
>During chckdsk, a "Found.000" folder was created on D-drive.
>I deleted all recovered files (looks like a garbage) in the "Found.000"
>folder.
>But I could not delete the "Found.000" folder.
>Please tell me how to deleted this useless folder.
>Thank you.
>
>Craig
>


Please, oh PLEASE, don't use the "rd /s" on the root folder ("\") of
"x:" (where "x" is the drive letter), since it will delete ALL folders
on that drive.

Be very careful with this command, and make sure you WANT to remove
that folder, and ALL subfolders under it, since it can very easily
wipe your entire file structure in a few seconds, and there is no
normal way to recover it, since it will remove the Recycle Bin at the
same time.

It won't damage your HD, but it certainly will damage your file
structure.

==

Donald L McDaniel
Please Reply to the Original Thread.
========================================================
 
Reply With Quote
 
Craig
Guest
Posts: n/a
 
      29th Jul 2006
Thanks for your advise.
It worked.

Regards,

Craig



"R. C. White" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:05363AF3-F3B7-4A2F-ADAD-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi, Craig.
>
> A folder is not a file, so the Delete command doesn't work on it. Use
> "Remove Directory" instead. The command name is left over from the days
> before the term "directory" was changed to "folder". The command can be
> abbreviated to "rmdir" or to just "rd". There are switches that we can
> use with rd, such as /s to remove the whole directory tree, including all
> its subfolders and files. As usual in a Command Prompt window, just type
> the command followed by "/?" to see a list of the possible switches: rd
> /?
>
> In your case, type at the Command Prompt:
> rd found.000 /s
>
> This should delete the folder and all its contents if you answer Yes when
> it asks, "Are you sure?"
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA [RC]
> San Marcos, TX
> (E-Mail Removed)
> Microsoft Windows MVP
> (currently running Windows Mail 7 in Vista x64 Build 5472)
>
> "Craig" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> My computer (WinXP Pro SP2) has two separate drives (C and D driver).
>> During chckdsk, a "Found.000" folder was created on D-drive.
>> I deleted all recovered files (looks like a garbage) in the "Found.000"
>> folder.
>> But I could not delete the "Found.000" folder.
>> Please tell me how to deleted this useless folder.
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Craig

>



 
Reply With Quote
 
 
 
Reply

Thread Tools
Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
RE: Oulook 2003"unable to display the folder. the calender folder could not be found" satya.are Microsoft Outlook Calendar 0 25th Apr 2007 09:27 PM
Advanced folder options disabled. ("Edit" & "Delete" grayed out) =?Utf-8?B?RGF2ZSB0aGUgd2F2ZQ==?= Windows XP General 5 16th Nov 2006 04:47 AM
"unable to display folder. The calendar folder could not be found" Debi Microsoft Outlook Calendar 1 28th Sep 2006 01:52 PM
Windows Backup " The saved selection file ... not found " or "skipped files in folder ... folder not found" error SOLVED! Matthew Mucklo Windows XP General 1 11th May 2004 03:34 AM
Windows Backup " The saved selection file ... not found " or "skipped files in folder ... folder not found" error SOLVED! Matthew Mucklo Microsoft Windows 2000 1 11th May 2004 03:34 AM


Features
 

Advertising
 

Newsgroups
 


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 10:36 PM.