On 2 Jul 2008 at 9:52, Matt Plahtinsky wrote: > > I'm having problems deleting some files on a server. I was messing > around with folder redirection and now my folder on the server > \\servername\myfolder\mydocs... it has mydoc within mydoc with mydoc to > infinity. Can't delete any of it. I have tried deleting within windows > and dos using the del command no go. I vaguely remember something about > problems deleting file on this list a long time ago but can't find the > thread. Any suggestions?
Have you tried "rd /q/s"? Problem may be path length. If you can rename each folder from "MyDocs" or whatever it is to a single character, that might shorten the path enough to allow it to be deleted. Worst case, if you can shut the server down, boot to a troubleshooting Linux CD and nuke the directory tree from there. BE SURE YOU HAVE CURRENT BACKUPS BEFORE TRYING ANYTHING RADICAL LIKE THIS. HTH -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 +-----------------------------------+ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
