HELP: annoying folder I cannot delete :S

[KevinGPO]

I was just copying and using files that have unicode international
characters. Due to a sudden error a folder had been left named with garbage
characters, none of which is any language letters.

"E:\F.I.R\·É¶ùÀÖÍÅ - "

is the folder name. I have tried many times trying to delete it, rename it
but all I get is:

Error Renaming File or Folder
Cannot rename file: Cannot read from the source file or disk.


Does anyone know how I can delete this annoying folder name?

 

[WTC]

I was just copying and using files that have unicode international
characters. Due to a sudden error a folder had been left named with
garbage
characters, none of which is any language letters.

"E:\F.I.R\·É¶ùÀÖÍÅ - "

is the folder name. I have tried many times trying to delete it, rename it
but all I get is:

Error Renaming File or Folder
Cannot rename file: Cannot read from the source file or disk.


Does anyone know how I can delete this annoying folder name?

Try this,

Move everything out the "e:\f.i.r" directory into another folder that you
wish to kept and type the following into the command prompt.

rd /s "\\?\E:\F.I.R\*"

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You may wish to read this KB article.

You cannot delete a file or a folder on an NTFS file system volume
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=320081

 

[Guest]

I was just copying and using files that have unicode international
characters. Due to a sudden error a folder had been left named with garbage
characters, none of which is any language letters.

"E:\F.I.R\·É¶ùÀÖÃÃ… - "

is the folder name. I have tried many times trying to delete it, rename it
but all I get is:

Error Renaming File or Folder
Cannot rename file: Cannot read from the source file or disk.


Does anyone know how I can delete this annoying folder name?

Hello, There is a small free utility called "unlocker" that may be of some
help.
http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker
take care
beamish

 

[KevinGPO]

E:\>rd /s "\\?\E:\F.I.R\*"
\\?\E:\F.I.R\*, Are you sure (Y/N)? y
The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.