cannot remove folder the directory is not empty

nireman

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Mar 10, 2007, 4:23:08 AM3/10/07

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I have tried to delete music and an audio book from an mp3 player, I cant ,I
get the message (cannot remove folder the directory is not empty) Can any one
help me get rid of these stubborn files

Thanking you in advance
Brian

nireman

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Mar 10, 2007, 4:34:05 AM3/10/07

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while trying to delete files from my mp3 player I keep getting the following
message ( cannot remove folder the directory is not empty ) and I cannot
delete, please help me get rid of these stubborn files.
thank you
nireman

nass

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Mar 10, 2007, 5:36:03 AM3/10/07

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"nireman" wrote:

You need to be logged as Admin? are you the Admin on this machine?..
Try to delete it in Safe Mode and see if you will be able to delete it.
Take the ownership of it and hen delete:
"How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421
Or you can download this tool and delete with it:
http://www.ccleaner.com
HTH.
Let us know.
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Poprin

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Apr 14, 2010, 7:04:46 AM4/14/10

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I would suggest running chkdsk on the partition or drive. This sounds
like a corrupted file table. Go to the command prompt and type 'chkdsk
x: /f /v' substituting x: for the drive you are experiencing problems
with. This may take time to run. After this has run try deleting again.
Failing that you could try typing the same command and adding the /r
switch in. This will take much longer but will check the drive for bad
sectors also.

sabz101's suggestion would actually work but I would suggest a format as
a last resort.

Also as a side note... Rashkavar, your post only highlights your pompous
superior attitude as you try to demonstrate your superior intellect over
that of an 11 year old child. I'm not really sure what you are trying to
prove but in your whole post you have not put forward one useful
suggestion on how to resolve this issue. So technically as sabz101's
post is a valid suggestion I would say you have been outdone by a child.
Congratulations!

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Shenan Stanley

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Apr 14, 2010, 7:56:37 PM4/14/10

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nireman wrote:
> I have tried to delete music and an audio book from an mp3
> player, I cant ,I get the message (cannot remove folder the
> directory is not empty) Can any one help me get rid of these
> stubborn files

WaIIy wrote:
> This has never failed to delete a stubborn file of folder.
> http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

... *for you* ...

Right?

Otherwise - quite the claim. ;-P

Wow - why in the world is this 37+ month old conversation coming back?
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support/browse_frm/thread/f74d348d4a45332e/

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