deleting a folder

[Guest]

I mistakenly created a copy of a folder that how has a filepath to long to delete through the trash bin. How do I get rid of the folder and all subfolders?

 

[Mitch]

Use your command prompt.

~ Mitch

 

[roger]

Hi,

I mistakenly created a copy of a folder that how has a filepath to long to delete through the trash bin. How do I get rid of the folder and all subfolders?

Try to delete it from safe mode (F8)

Or open a command prompt (Start > Run > cmd)
navigate to the parent folder using the command cd, cd..

Open the task manager (Ctrl + Alt + Del)
kill explorer.exe from it

In the command prompt, type
dir /x
It will tell you the short name of the folder, then
rd short~1 /s (For the tilde, use Alt 0126 (left Alt, numeric
keyboard)

Open a new task in task manager ---> explorer.exe

Or if you have Nero, try to delete it using the Nero browser.

Good luck

 

[Pauline Johnson]

I mistakenly created a copy of a folder that how has a
filepath to long to delete through the trash bin.
How do I get rid of the folder and all subfolders?

Have you tried holding down shift key while dragging the file to trash
bin? Or hold down shift while right click on folder name ans select
delete?

Shift causes it to bypass the trash bin and does a complete deletion.