How do I delete a folder inside of a folder

[tigersty1e]

I know my topic title sounds wierd, but I really don't know how to sum it up into a title, so I'll just explain it.


I have a folder that when I double click into opens up a new folder that I have to double click into. I basically want to get rid of 1 step and just make it so that when I double click into the folder, I get the main folder.


For instance, BF2 installs into the EA games directory folder. I want the EA games directory folder gone and only the BF2 folder. Make sense? Besides copying and paste, how would I do this? Thanks.

 

[OdiN]

That's something that should have been specified during the install.

It's possible that moving it up one level could cause problems depending on how the program installs. If it doesn't find it in the path that it expects, it may not want to work.

 

[SparkyJJO]

BF2 would hate you for doing that.

 

[Snooper]

Thanks to the wonderfully convoluted world of windows programming, you can't just move it. All sorts misc crap expects the assorted other crap to be in the place they were originally installed in, so if you move it, it won't work.

Uninstall it and the reinstall it. Selected custom install and specify the correct install directory.

Of course, there is nothing from stopping you from creating a shortcut to what ever folder you want to have one click access too and then putting the shortcut where you want.

 

[tigersty1e]

Let's say that it's not a program I'm trying to change.

Just some files.

In this case, how would I do this without copying and pasting?

 

[OdiN]

Originally posted by: tigersty1e
Let's say that it's not a program I'm trying to change.

Just some files.

In this case, how would I do this without copying and pasting?

open a DOS prompt.

"move c:\wherever\path\dontwanthere\*.* ..\"

rd c:\wherever\path\dontwanthere

Or cut and paste. But you can't just delete the folder and keep the files.

 

[Brazen]

Just drag the nested folder out where you want it and then delete the now-empty parent folder.