How to delete a folder on Active Directory ???

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How do you delete a folder that does not exist on active
directory ? I have 5 folders on my file server that I
decided to put inside one folder called (Group Folder).
Now when I go to my domain controller on DFS and view my
file server I have the 5 folder showing up, plus the
(Group Folder) with those 5 folder inside.

I tried to delete the original 5 folder on active
directory but it can not be deleted or when I right click
on these folders it does not give me an option to delete
it. I also checked on my file server those 5 original
folders but it does not exist, because I placed it all on
the (Group Folder). Does anyone know how can I delete this
folders on active directory ? Thanks in Advance
 
You need to be a lot more clear -- it will probably allow you
to solve your problem without help even....

Greg said:
How do you delete a folder that does not exist on active
directory ? I have 5 folders on my file server that I
decided to put inside one folder called (Group Folder).
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That's not Active Directory.

Directories? Use Explorer or the command line to delete them.
Now when I go to my domain controller on DFS and view my
file server I have the 5 folder showing up, plus the
(Group Folder) with those 5 folder inside.
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DFS has "roots" and "links" (not "folders").

Right click and delete for those.
I tried to delete the original 5 folder on active
directory but it can not be deleted or when I right click
on these folders it does not give me an option to delete
it.
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"Folder-like" objects in AD are (usually) OUs. Empty, right
click and delete them.

Share directory objects in AD can also be deleted this way.
(They aren't folders but rather "search objects" so that the
directories can be "published" via AD.
I also checked on my file server those 5 original
folders but it does not exist, because I placed it all on
the (Group Folder). Does anyone know how can I delete this
folders on active directory ? Thanks in Advance
Click to expand...

You must distinguish between the various (and multiple) choices
of what you actually mean and are trying to delete.
 
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You need to be a lot more clear -- it will probably allow you
to solve your problem without help even....



That's not Active Directory.

Directories? Use Explorer or the command line to delete them.

DFS has "roots" and "links" (not "folders").

Right click and delete for those.


"Folder-like" objects in AD are (usually) OUs. Empty, right
click and delete them.

Share directory objects in AD can also be deleted this way.
(They aren't folders but rather "search objects" so that the
directories can be "published" via AD.


You must distinguish between the various (and multiple) choices
of what you actually mean and are trying to delete.
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Herb,

Not sure if I should have called it a folder but here's
what Im trying to do

- On DFS
- I right click on DFS Link which is (Group Folder)
- I click on Open
- Under Entire Network I expanded Microsoft Windows
Network
- I expanded the Domain Name
- From this expansion I can view all my servers on the
network
- I click on one of the file server and from here I can
see the (Group Folder) with 5 folders inside; in addition,
I have the the same 5 folders outside the (Group Folder).
Im trying to get rid of the 5 folders outside (Group
Folder) but it does not let me. This icon looks like a
folder with a brown piece of paper in the middle. Not sure
what you call this icon but that's the one Im trying to
delete.
- I checked it on the file server but it does not exist
on that server since I moved all this 5 folders in the
(Group Folder).

Is there a way to refresh my domain controllers so those 5
folders or icon will not show on my DC ???

Thanks Again
 
Is there a way to refresh my domain controllers so those 5
folders or icon will not show on my DC ???
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Is it a Directory (on the file system), or on DFS a "Link or Root"?

If the latter, you must delete it on the DFS console.

If the former (a real directory) then you must delete it (and all
contents) on the file system.

If it is automatically "replicated" then that should delete it on all,
but otherwise you must delete it on each.
 
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