--- In [email protected], Brother Gabriel-Marie <brgabr...@...> wrote: > > Hello all! > > Well, um, remember that monthconvertor function I was working with? > Well, I was using it to create part of a folder name path, and well, > before (with y'all's help) I got it working, I accidentally created a > folder called "Hostia #201 " -that's right, with a space on the end. > Now I can't delete it, open it, move or rename it. chkdsk didn't fix > it. Rebooting, defragging, registry-cleaning didn't remove it. I can't > put any files into it. I tried to delete it via command prompt - it > shows up in the dir listing, but I can't do anything to it. No matter > what I do I can't get rid of it. Maybe there should be some mechanism > in the file plugin to prevent an accidental misnomer like that. We > shouldn't be able to accidentally name a file or folder something that > the file system thinks is illegal. Does anyone know how to get rid of > that folder? > - Brother Gabriel-Marie
Did you use the short 8.3 name to delete it? user the "Dir" command's /x option to see it. Paul
