Cannot delete file

[Bob W]

I am trying to delete a large backup file but cannot do so. The windows
error message relates to a smaller file within the large file. It states it
cannot be deleted because "The Directory is not Empty".

What can I do to get rid of this file? Thanks

 

[Black Baptist]

Bob W rambled on in microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support:

I am trying to delete a large backup file but cannot do so. The windows
error message relates to a smaller file within the large file. It states it
cannot be deleted because "The Directory is not Empty".

What can I do to get rid of this file? Thanks

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