0 Byte file - cannot delete, etc.../multiple duplicate folders

[RED]

Open a command prompt and navigate to the folder that
contains the PDF file.

Type "dir /x" without the quotes. This will show you the
8.3 file name. You should then be able to delete the file
by typing "del <filename>" in the command window.

Good Luck.

RED

 

[Guest]

Red,
I tried as you suggested ... I'm afraid it didn't work... when I tried
to delete the file I was given the response "Filename or extention is too
long" The name of the file it shows is 1880PE~1.PDF ... which is exactly
what it shows as a name in windows explorer...

 

[RED]

Well thats not good!

Take a look at this KB article and see if any of these
resolutions help.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;320081&Product=winxp

Let us know.

RED

 

[Guest]

After reading the article, I tried renaming the folder names to only 1
character each. After I did that I was able to delete the file and dup
folders whithout any trouble. Thanks much, Red!

 

[William Lipp]

Have you checked for special attributes like hidden or system? Use
the attrib command in the dos window to see and change these.

Then try

del *,*

and if that fails try

for %x in (*.*) do del %x

Good luck.