Deleting folder

[Guest]

I am trying to delete a folder from my pictures folder. It will not delete
nor can I open the folder. When I try to delete the folder it tells me "The
name is too long to fit in the recycle bin" What can I do? Thanks James

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi,

a) Shorten the name.

b) run RD /s /q <directory_name> from a command prompt.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Guest]

Golly Gee, I wish I could have thunk of that. Wait a minute, I did thunk of
that and it didn't work. What next?

 

[NewScience]

Try deleting it by use of the short name.

1. Command Prompt
2. dir /x in parent folder My Pictures
3. rd /s /q short-name

OR

From Windows Explorer, hold Shift key down and select delete. It will not
try and put in Recycle Bin ... just delete it.

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi,

Kill the explorer shell (the explorer process in Task Manager) and open a
command prompt (run "new task" on the program tab). Then delete from the
command line (I like RD better, but DEL should be sufficient).

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org