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Old 01-05-2006, 02:28 AM
Brian
 
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Default Re: Cannot delete folder

Already tried it. Nothing there.

"Will Denny" wrote:

> Hi
>
> Try this:
>
> Go to a Command Prompt and change to that folder. Then run the following
> command:
>
> dir /a/s
>
> Do you see any files in the folder then?
>
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> Will Denny
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> "Brian" <Brian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9481AC49-045A-4C21-8B8C-B8458034E86B@microsoft.com...
> > In attempting to remove an empty deleted folder from the recycle bin, I
> > got
> > this message: "Cannot delete [FolderName]: directory is not empty."
> >
> > I restored the folder, and now I cannot even get it back to the recycle
> > bin
> > by deleting it. I can, however, rename and move it, and get it to the
> > recycle
> > bin by placing another folder inside it and then deleting it. But...when I
> > try to empty the recycle bin, I get almost the same message: "Cannot
> > delete
> > Dc1: directory is not empty."
> >
> > The folder shows a size of 0 bytes. I have also tried deleting it from the
> > command prompt, and it just gives me the "Directory is not empty" message.

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