Can't delete folder!

[Casheti]

I used the old Alt+255 trick on a folder so that it had no name, but now that I want to delete it, and there's nothing in it, it WILL NOT LET ME DELETE IT. Why? (I'm on Vista by the way)

 

[Casheti]

Quick bump, I know it's breaking the rules but hopefully this doesn't take long to fix if someone replies

 

[rhythmeister]

Google for that unlocker app, fingers crossed in works in vista!

 

[acousticlemur]

have you tried using safe mode to delete it? i dont know what you had in it, but i have tried to delete files that said they had nothing in them from the program files folder and it said "DUNK" and NO but i was able to delete them from safe mode

 

[Casheti]

Well actually, I think there may be something in it. But this brings me to an all together different topic.

I have these 8 .rar files, and WHEREVER I extract them, on WHATEVER partition, once I've finished extracting, it never shows. As if it's not there. But if I went into a program and searched for it in the browse menu, it's there. Why does it not show up? I have it in like 4 different places on my PC now cos I never knew it had actually extracted...there a fix to that?

 

[acousticlemur]

dumb question, but are they marked as hidden?

 

[Casheti]

The files or the folders?

 

[acousticlemur]

the files that are unrar'd

 

[Casheti]

I can't click on them to check cos I can't see them!

 

[Deleted member 24505]

goto tools/folder optins/view tab/show hidden system files.untick it.

 

[Casheti]

Where do I do that?

Can't see it anywhere...

 

[rhythmeister]

In an explorer window, goto Tools...folder options...view...hidden files and folders

 

[acousticlemur]

if you are using vista it is on the left of the explorer / my computer thing. should be an organize tab or somthing to that effect. hold on a few and i will boot into vista and check it out.

 

[Casheti]

Where rhythmesiter?? LOL

 

[acousticlemur]

ok click on organize / folder and search options / the view tab at the top / then click on show hidden files and folders

 

[Casheti]

Oooooooh, thanks Now all I have to do is get rid of that dumbass folder with no name. That's if it will go

In it's properties, it has Read Only ticked. So I untick it, try and delete it, it won't delete and it's ticked again?

 

[acousticlemur]

try safe mode then

 

[acousticlemur]

that is why i still havea dual boot with vista and xp pro cause i would be able to just boot into xp and delete it

 

[Casheti]

Will go do safemode now

 

[ex_reven]

If you ever get more 'malicious' files that dont let you delete them

Use a program called "Gypo Moveonboot"
It stops the files from executing on bootup, which allows you to delete them without any "illegal error" messages. But its only for files, i dont think it does folders...

 

[Zalmann]

I used the old Alt+255 trick on a folder so that it had no name, but now that I want to delete it, and there's nothing in it, it WILL NOT LET ME DELETE IT. Why? (I'm on Vista by the way)

I get the same thing all the time on my XP Pro box. I always have to reboot so I can delete it. Frustrates the hell out of me.

It's a known problem with XP (and Win98), I remember at work we got a patch from MS, didn't seem to make any difference.

 

[rhythmeister]

D'oh, yr using vista, my bad!

 

[Zalmann]

I have two thoughts on this, either he has a similar problem to the bug found in XP, Win98, or there is a process that's locking up that directory.

 

[Completely Bonkers]

You will need to rename the problem directory before deleting it. If you can't in explorer or safe mode, try going to DOS box. Rename there.

 

[Casheti]

What the hell is DOS? Lol, I've heard of it, but nothing more.