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| Thread ID: 77884 | 2007-03-26 09:19:00 | Deleting duplicate folder | jno (12040) | Press F1 |
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| 536053 | 2007-03-26 09:19:00 | I'm having a problem deleting a duplicate folder from my list of folders in Windows Explorer . I have Windows XP Home edition on my Acer Aspire 3002WLMi laptop . I have transferred a folder of photos called "ULeadPhotos" from my PC via a thumbdrive to my laptop, but managed to transfer it twice, once into the "My Pictures" folder, and once into a "Pictures" sub-folder of the My Pictures folder . I don't want this duplication, so I right-clicked on one of the two folders and then on "Delete" . After starting putting the folder into the Recycle Bin a window came up entitled "Error deleting file or folder" with the message "Cannot delete ULeadPhotos: it is being used by another person or program . " I had clicked on only Windows Explorer so it certainly wasn't being used by any other person or program . So I tried deleting the other one - with the same result . So I then tried changing the name of one of the two folders, but got the Error message: "Error renaming file or folder" with the message "Cannot rename ULeadPhotos: it is being used . . . etc" as in the previous error message . I have also tried emptying out one of the two folders - no joy! And then emptying both of them, but again, no success . What can I do to get rid of the surplus folder? |
jno (12040) | ||
| 536054 | 2007-03-26 09:22:00 | Boot into safe mode and remove it there. | radium (8645) | ||
| 536055 | 2007-03-26 09:28:00 | Failing that Try Killbox (http://killbox.net/) tick to remove on next button boot. or try Unlocker (www.topdrawerdownloads.com) |
radium (8645) | ||
| 536056 | 2007-03-26 10:03:00 | Thank you, Radium. I duly booted into safe mode (had a "learning experience" finding out how to do that, but I was eventually successful, thank goodness!) and was able to delete the surplus folder. | jno (12040) | ||
| 536057 | 2007-03-26 12:09:00 | Sweet. Glad you sorted it :thumbs: | radium (8645) | ||
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