Thanks renaming them worked!!!!! On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 1:08 PM, Angus Scott-Fleming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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> ~ > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
