Help: Can't delete folder!

M

Macke

I've got a strange problem in WinXP pro: There is a folder which I
can't delete! I guess it is because the name of the folder, which
somehow was created with an ending space - "My folder ".

When I try to delete it in explorer, it says that it can't read from
the disk, and when I try to delete it from the command prompt, it
can't find the folder.

Is there any way to remove badly named folders? Please help!
 
P

PizzaBoy

Have you tried to rename the file and remove the extra space? Have you tried
a boot into safe mode to make sure a windows process doesn't have a lock on
the file?
 
M

Macke

Do you have any tips on such programs? I tried with East-Tec Eraser
2004, but didn't erase the folder..
 

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