well this is just bizarre... the folder shows up with the dir command but it
WILL not allow me to remove it... so i tried putting a few files in there
and it created a NEW directory with the same file name... so then there were
two...both empty... i deleted the one of them and now the folder's
displaying with the files i copied into it... which of course... cannot be
deleted... same errors... it's not there... back in the old days i used
norton to fix crap like this directly on the disk... any other ideas ??
thanks for sticking with this one...
"R. C. White" <rc@grandecom.net> wrote in message
news:849EB562-E72A-4E27-ADF9-D511CD509E74@microsoft.com...
> Hi, Tim.
>
> Then it may be time to bring out the super-finder: Dir!
>
> In the Administrator:Command Prompt:
> dir c:\*.wmv /s/a
>
> If it's a big drive with lots of files, you may have time for a cup of
> coffee, but if it's there, this should find it.
>
> And, once you know the name of the folder, browse to its parent and use
> Remove Directory (rmdir or just rd) with the /s switch to remove the
> entire directory tree, including all subfolders and files:
> rd <foldername> /s
>
> It will ask if you're sure; say yes. Should only take a second.
>
> Let us know what happens. It ALWAYS works - sometimes. ;^}
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
> rc@grandecom.net
> Microsoft Windows MVP
> (Running Windows Live Mail beta in Vista Ultimate x64)
>
> "Tim" <mtguy26505@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news
4474B21-E515-4111-A523-E68A954EBA9C@microsoft.com...
>> Thanks... yes and the command line comes back with the error: "invalid or
>> cannot find"... it's like it's not there... except that it is <sighs>
>>
>> "R. C. White" <rc@grandecom.net> wrote in message
>> news:1DC440D7-379B-4541-9493-7E2796E649AB@microsoft.com...
>>> Hi, Tim.
>>>
>>>> Thanks but no joy... the command line option just fails
>>>
>>> You DID run the Command Prompt *as Administrator*, didn't you? See
>>> Brink's instruction 3 on that page.
>>>
>>> RC
>>>
>>> "Tim" <mtguy26505@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>> news:20A8CBF7-0DE2-41BE-AF28-2AA9AB1B54E9@microsoft.com...
>>>> Thanks but no joy... the command line option just fails and through
>>>> explorer, the security tab on the properties dialog says with a nice
>>>> red X:
>>>>
>>>> "The requested security information is either unavailable or can't be
>>>> displayed."
>>>>
>>>> "brink" <brink.2x0n43@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:brink.2x0n43@no-mx.forums.net...
>>>>>
>>>>> Tim;453440 Wrote:
>>>>>> I'm trying to delete a folder that contained a wmv file... I deleted
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> file and the folder's empty but when I try to remove the folder I get
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> following error:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Could not find this item... This is no longer located in
>>>>>> C:\users....
>>>>>> Verify the item's location and try again."
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The folder shows up in search and of course it appears where it was
>>>>>> originally placed... I did a reboot and chkdsk...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any way to get rid of the folder ??
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Tim,
>>>>>
>>>>> You can try to take ownership of the folder first, then try to delete
>>>>> it. This tutorial will show you how.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67...ship-file.html
>>>>>
>>>>> Shawn
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> brink
>