Deleteing folders files with illegal names...

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Have you tried deleting this from within DOS?

"JohnnyBoyMcD" wrote:

> I have an MP3 ripping program and it has made some directories I now cannot
> delete.
>
> It automatically created a directory "Long Gone..." (Notice the three
> periods) I belive this to be an illegal direcotry name. It appears as "Long
> Gone.." under XP. However if I try to delete this file I cannot. If I
> open/explore this I get transported to a directory called "Long Gone."
>
> I think basically XP is reading the "..." as "./../" and opening the
> direcotry re directs to its self. (both direcotries point to each another)
> and gets caught in a circle of redirection.
>
> To cut it short how do I delete them? I have one in my trash can which I can
> neither restore or delete and one in my HD folders. scandisk does not find
> any errors.
>
> Thanks
> JohnnyBoyMcD
>
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize (More info?)

Can't Delete a File or Folder in XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_d.htm#del

You Cannot Delete a File or a Folder:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=kb;en-us;Q320081

WipeDir: http://www.skaro.net/wipedir/

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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com


"JohnnyBoyMcD" <JohnnyBoyMcD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A6BF809B-A4C4-485E-8C5B-14D762249F05@microsoft.com...
>I have an MP3 ripping program and it has made some directories I now cannot
> delete.
>
> It automatically created a directory "Long Gone..." (Notice the three
> periods) I belive this to be an illegal direcotry name. It appears as
> "Long
> Gone.." under XP. However if I try to delete this file I cannot. If I
> open/explore this I get transported to a directory called "Long Gone."
>
> I think basically XP is reading the "..." as "./../" and opening the
> direcotry re directs to its self. (both direcotries point to each another)
> and gets caught in a circle of redirection.
>
> To cut it short how do I delete them? I have one in my trash can which I
> can
> neither restore or delete and one in my HD folders. scandisk does not find
> any errors.
>
> Thanks
> JohnnyBoyMcD
>
>