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Thread ID: 49383	2004-09-17 11:37:00	File System error 1026	eef2 (1904)	Press F1

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273279	2004-09-17 11:37:00	I have a folder (directory) named "directoryname_" that will not delete. I suspect that it is the "_" after it's name that is causing this. Anyone know of a good DOS command that works? The following have been tried:- (a) deltree (b) rmdir (c) rd Cheers.	eef2 (1904)
273280	2004-09-17 11:45:00	Try: dir /x This will give you the full directory name, and a shortened 8 character version (something like direct~1 or similar) Try deleting the short filename not the long.	whiskeytangofoxtrot (438)
273281	2004-09-18 09:13:00	That didn't work, Whiskey. Maybe it's the version of MODOS I have? Or maybe it is because I was using DOS from within windows? I'll go away now and try in true DOS	eef2 (1904)
273282	2004-09-18 09:39:00	Back again from true DOS, and I learnt a thing or two there. Firstly, d:\stamp_ as listed in windows was listed in two different ways in DOS (1) by dir/p - stamp (2) by dir /w /p - [stamp ]. :O I noted the gap before the last bracket, bearing in mind, I had already tried deltree stamp and deltree stamp_ before. So, this time, I tried deltree stamp*. It then gave me the "are you sure" mesage which I replied to with a Y, and I knew I had done it. Then switched to windows and my explorer (powerdesk) to check it was gone, and it had gone.:)	eef2 (1904)
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