Thanks Sharon, but moving up the folder chain didn't work. Any other
sugestions?

-matthew

"Sharon F" wrote:

> On Mon, 7 Nov 2005 13:07:07 -0800, matthew wrote:
>
> > I'm trying to delete a folder, but when I do, it tells me that it cannot find
> > a folder that existed within than folder that I delete a long time ago.
> >
> > so for example: I'm trying to delete D:\Incoming\new folder but it's telling
> > me it cannot because D:\Incoming\new folder\sort cannot be found.
> > Specifically the error message refers to the folder within the folder and
> > says "Cannot Find the specified file. Make sure you specify the correct path
> > and file name."
>
> When this happens, I move down a level, delete, then move up. In other
> words, go to D:\Incoming\new folder\ and delete its contents. Then move up
> the directory tree and delete \new folder\.
>
> While you are currently getting a message about a non-existent folder, I've
> found that the error messages on failed delete operations are not very
> accurate in general. Reason for what's happening could be a mix of factors
> such as (but not limited to) varied permissions on contents -or- system
> restore getting in the way by creating duplicates of monitored files and
> folders before processing the delete request.
>
> --
> Sharon F
> MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User
>

On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 06:17:04 -0800, matthew wrote:

> Thanks Sharon, but moving up the folder chain didn't work. Any other
> sugestions?

Move down a level first. Delete objects at that level. If still getting
"access denied" and if possible, move down another level. Once you get a
successful delete, then start moving back up (one level at a time) to the
folder that you were wanting to delete to begin with.

Other suggestions:

- Run Disk Cleanup and chkdsk if you haven't done that in a while.

-There are some file types that are particularly troublesome for delete
operations. Many causes for this issue are documented in the MS Knowledge
Base. Links for a few of those articles:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;320081
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;319368
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;298345
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;243514
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;303008

-Visit this page, scroll down to the "Delete..." sections for more
suggestions: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_d.htm

--
Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User