How do I delete this weird directory?

[jiwq]

I tried doing an RD
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and also a deltree
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but nothing seems to get rid of this annoying directory. There's about 600k of files in that .. directory. No clue what they are or how they got there. I also tried renaming the .. directory, but that doesn't work either. I can rename the plz_delete_me dir, however. Anybody have any creative methods of getting rid of the .. directory, just short of a format?

 

[Allanv]

try


erase "plz_del_me"

or the same with del instead see if it works make sure you use the quotes... this dont always work but it do more times than not

 

[jiwq]

Hmm, doesn't seem to work
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Note that in the first picture there are two .. directories. I'm trying to get rid of the bottom one. Any ideas?

 

[LiLithTecH]

You cannot remove a directory in DOS that has files in it.

Can you Delete the files inside the folder?

Then you can RD the directory name.

 

[jiwq]

I can't access the folder through Windows Explorer. I just get some access denied error message.

 

[LiLithTecH]

Can you Delete them in DOS or with a Dos boot disk?
You didn't mention what OS (and I didn't notice it in the pic).
If it Win2k or WinXP with NTFS partitions it is a little harder
with a bootdisk. You would need to use NTFSDos.

Just type:

C:\CD plz_delete_me
C:\plz_delete_me dir\del *.*
answer Yes
C:\plz_delete_me dir\CD..
C:\RD plz_delete_me dir

 

[OZEE]

Do a virus-scan. I believe that there's a variant of either Magistr or Sircam that creates a hidden file in your recycle-bin ... I'm pretty sure it's Sircam that does that... I've seen it a couple of times. If it's really the virus, it actually keeps recreating this file/folder until you've got the rest of the symptoms cleaned up.

Good luck.



*** EDIT: Also check Norton's Web Site for more info about sircam... I'd almost bet this is what you have....

 

[jiwq]

I went to the Norton website and ran their little scanner program. It didn't detect any Sircam virus.

Also, I'm running on WinXP and the directory in question is on a FAT32 partition. I can't seem to delete it from DOS.

 

[PrincessGuard]

Make sure the permissions on the folder are set properly (i.e. you are the owner).

Reboot into safe mode and try deleting it.

Open Task Manager, kill the explorer.exe process, and try deleting it from a command prompt.