Can't empty recycle bin & it's driving me mad!!!

[anne]

Hi

I'm trying to empty the recycle bin. It contains a
folder, with several subfolders and Word, Excel &
PowerPoint files, totalling 55MB. I believe some of the
files may be corrupt.

I keep getting a message saying "Can't remove folder ...
the directory is not empty".

I've tried restoring the folder to it's original location
(my external backup drive) & deleting it again. But still
no joy.

Any ideas how I get rid of it???

Thanks

Anne

 

[Pegasus]

Hi

I'm trying to empty the recycle bin. It contains a
folder, with several subfolders and Word, Excel &
PowerPoint files, totalling 55MB. I believe some of the
files may be corrupt.

I keep getting a message saying "Can't remove folder ...
the directory is not empty".

I've tried restoring the folder to it's original location
(my external backup drive) & deleting it again. But still
no joy.

Any ideas how I get rid of it???

Thanks

Anne

Try this:
- Start a Command Prompt
- Type this: cd /d c:\rec*
This should get you into the recycle bin.
- Type this: attrib /d /s -h -s
This will make all files & folders visibile.
- Delete each folder in turn with this command: rd /s /q "SomeFolder".
When you are unable to delete a given folder, drill deeper until you
can locate the file or folder that is ultimately responsible for the
problem. Post the full name of this file or folder here.

 

[anne]

Pegasus

Thanks for the suggestion. I tried it, but it said File
not Found! Any other ideas?

Anne

 

[Pegasus]

Since my magic wand is currently being retuned, you need to
be a little more precise. I suggested about half a dozen
commands - which one is it that returns "File not found"?

If it's the first one, dig a little deeper! I was trying to change
into the "recycler" directory, for which "rec*" is a good
abbreviation . . . unless you have files in C:\ whose name
starts with "rec".

 

[Rob Stow]

Hi

I'm trying to empty the recycle bin. It contains a
folder, with several subfolders and Word, Excel &
PowerPoint files, totalling 55MB. I believe some of the
files may be corrupt.

I keep getting a message saying "Can't remove folder ...
the directory is not empty".

I've tried restoring the folder to it's original location
(my external backup drive) & deleting it again. But still
no joy.

Any ideas how I get rid of it???

Thanks

Anne

Just go to a command prompt and type
rd /s /q c:\recycler

Repeat as necessary for other drive letters.