"the directory name is invalid" - winxp pro sp2

[Lepard]

I cannot seem to delete a folder in my OS. I have tried running chkdsk and going into safe mode to no avail.

Everytime i try deleting it says:

Cannot delete directory: the directory name is invalid

anyone know a fix for this?

 

[Soggys1stBrat]

Try renaming the folder and see if you can delete it then

 

[Nothinman]

Delete it from the command line, explorer has some limitations in how it interacts with filenames that can be really annoying.

 

[gsellis]

As Nothinman says... and adding, use the Tab key. Type RMDIR then a space then TAB through to it. That will pick up what sounds like a special character that is there.

 

[Smilin]

sounds like you might have a posix name in there.

What is the folder name?

Do a Dir with the /x switch to see the 8.3 name. Try deleting via the short name from command line.

 

[Lepard]

No its not that long:

"Daddy yankee - barrio fino"

DOS Shell didn't work.

I want to try the recovery console but i haven't been able to find my WinXP cd.

 

[Nothinman]

But did you try deleting the 8.3 name as Smilin suggested?

 

[Doh!]

http://www.michna.com/kb/WxCannotDelete.htm

 

[Nothinman]

Their first suggestion is reboot? That's terrible.

 

[Lepard]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
But did you try deleting the 8.3 name as Smilin suggested?

Yeah i did it says "the directory name is invalid"

 

[gsellis]

Originally posted by: Lepard
No its not that long:

"Daddy yankee - barrio fino"

DOS Shell didn't work.

I want to try the recovery console but i haven't been able to find my WinXP cd.

DOS shell? You went to COMMAND? Did you try RMDIR using the tab key in CMD

 

[Smilin]

Originally posted by: Lepard

Originally posted by: Nothinman
But did you try deleting the 8.3 name as Smilin suggested?

Yeah i did it says "the directory name is invalid"

mmm, the only way it would have told you that is:

1. You tried the non 8.3 name that included spaces and you didn't put a quote around it.
2. The 8.3 name is a reserved word like com1: or something.

pipe a dir output and post here.

dir /x > output.txt

 

[Lepard]

Originally posted by: Smilin

Originally posted by: Lepard

Originally posted by: Nothinman
But did you try deleting the 8.3 name as Smilin suggested?

Yeah i did it says "the directory name is invalid"

mmm, the only way it would have told you that is:

1. You tried the non 8.3 name that included spaces and you didn't put a quote around it.
2. The 8.3 name is a reserved word like com1: or something.

pipe a dir output and post here.

dir /x > output.txt

I tried in the recovery console and it gives me this:
Access is denied.

Im logged in as administrator. I guess its because its not in the
system directory or hard drive.

Here are the folders that are giving me the same errors:
2pac - remixes, misc and soundtracks
2pac - the rose that grew from concrete
daddy yankee - barrio fino
jadakiss - kiss of death
hilary duff - hilary duff
jim jones - on my way to church
trick daddy - thug matrimony (married to the streets)

And here is the contents of the output.txt file:
Volume in drive E is Music
Volume Serial Number is 1C77-7CD8

Directory of E:\Full albums

10/12/2005 11:39 PM <DIR> .
10/12/2005 11:39 PM <DIR> ..
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> 2PAC-2~1 2pac - 2pacalypse now
08/12/2005 03:40 AM <DIR> 2PAC-A~2 2pac - acapellaz collection
10/06/2005 12:17 AM <DIR> 2PAC-A~1 2pac - all eyez on me
08/25/2005 03:24 AM <DIR> 2PAC-B~1 2pac - better dayz
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> 2PAC-G~1 2pac - greatest hits
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> 2PAC-I~1 2pac - in his own words
05/25/2005 08:49 PM <DIR> 2PAC-M~1 2pac - makaveli the don killuminati, 7 day theory
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> 2PAC-R~2 2pac - r u still down (remember me)
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> 2PAC-R~1 2pac - rap phenomenon ii
06/27/2005 05:30 PM <DIR> 2PAC-R~3 2pac - remixes, misc and soundtracks
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> 2PAC-R~4 2pac - resurrection
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> 2PAC-S~1.Z 2pac - strictly 4 my n.i.g.g.a.z
05/25/2005 09:18 PM <DIR> 2PAC-T~2.1 2pac - the og project vol. 1
05/25/2005 09:18 PM <DIR> 2PAC-T~1.2 2pac - the og project vol. 2
05/25/2005 09:18 PM <DIR> 2PAC-T~1.3 2pac - the og project vol. 3
05/25/2005 09:18 PM <DIR> 2PAC-T~1.4 2pac - the og project vol. 4
08/19/2005 05:59 PM <DIR> 2PAC-T~1 2pac - the rose that grew from concrete
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> 2PAC-T~1.1 2pac - thug life vol. 1
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> 2PAC-U~1 2pac - until the end of time
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> 50CENT~2 50 cent - 50 cent is the future
10/02/2005 04:40 PM <DIR> 505EAD~1 50 Cent - Back To Business (G-Unit Radio 14)
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> 500E87~1 50 cent - get rich or die tryin
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> 50CENT~1 50 cent - gods plan
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> 50CENT~3 50 cent - guess whos back
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> 50CENT~4 50 cent - power of the dollar
06/12/2005 01:10 AM <DIR> 504309~1 50 cent - the massacre
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> AKON-T~1 Akon - trouble
04/07/2005 09:29 PM <DIR> AMANDA~1 Amanda perez - i pray
04/23/2005 11:28 PM <DIR> ANTHON~1 Anthony hamilton - comin' from where i'm from
04/15/2005 12:02 AM <DIR> ASHANT~1 Ashanti - concrete rose
08/22/2005 07:16 PM <DIR> AVENTU~2 Aventura - love and hate
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> AVENTU~1 Aventura - we broke the rules
04/23/2005 11:28 PM <DIR> AVRILL~2 Avril lavigne - let go
06/02/2005 05:40 PM <DIR> AVRILL~1 Avril lavinge - under my skin
04/23/2005 11:28 PM <DIR> B2K-GR~1 B2k - greatest hits
08/19/2005 05:59 PM <DIR> BACKST~1 Backstreet boys - never gone
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> BEETHO~1 Beethoven - the best of beethoven
05/18/2005 03:38 AM <DIR> BEYONC~1 Beyonce - dangerously in love
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> BIGPUN~1 Big punisher - capital punishment
04/23/2005 11:28 PM <DIR> BIGPUN~2 Big punisher - endangered species
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> BIGPUN~3 Big punisher - yeeeah baby
05/19/2005 04:49 PM <DIR> BILLBO~1 Billboard top 100 hits 2000-04
07/18/2005 03:07 AM <DIR> BIZZAR~1 Bizzare - hannicap circus
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> BIZZYB~2 Bizzy bone - alpha and omega
08/04/2005 02:37 AM <DIR> BI3A3D~1 Bizzy bone - for the fans
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> BIZZYB~3 Bizzy bone - heaven's movie
09/03/2005 03:59 AM <DIR> BI9E2C~1 bizzy bone - speaking in tongues
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> BIZZYB~4 Bizzy bone - the beginning and the end
09/13/2005 06:41 PM <DIR> BLINBL~1 Blin blin volumen 1
08/22/2005 08:22 PM <DIR> BONEBR~1 Bone brothers - bone brothers
05/18/2005 03:50 AM <DIR> BO22CF~1 Bone thugs n harmony - art of war
09/17/2005 01:25 AM <DIR> BO17FF~1 Bone Thugs n harmony - bone 4 life
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> BONETH~2 Bone thugs n harmony - creepin on ah come up
06/28/2005 07:24 PM <DIR> BONETH~4 Bone thugs n harmony - ghetto street thugz
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> BONETH~1 Bone thugs n harmony - remixes, misc and soundtracks
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> BONETH~3 Bone thugs n harmony - the collection vol i
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> BOE76D~1 Bone thugs n harmony - the collection vol ii
08/25/2005 03:24 AM <DIR> BO91A7~1 Bone thugs n harmony - thug world order
05/06/2005 05:35 PM <DIR> BRITNE~1 Britney spears - in the zone
06/09/2005 06:43 PM <DIR> BRITNE~2 Britney spears - my prerogative
05/01/2005 09:43 PM <DIR> BROOKE~1 Brooke valentine - chain letter
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> BUBBAS~1 Bubba sparxxx - deliverance
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> CAMRON~1 Camron - come home with me
04/23/2005 07:09 PM <DIR> CAMRON~2 Camron - purple haze
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> CASHMO~1.1 Cash money records - platinum hits pt. 1
04/23/2005 11:28 PM <DIR> CASSID~1 Cassidy - split personality
05/18/2005 03:38 AM <DIR> CHINGY~1 Chingy - jackpot
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> CHINGY~2 Chingy - powerballin
05/04/2005 07:44 PM <DIR> CHRIST~1 Christina aguilera - stripped
05/02/2005 06:03 PM <DIR> CHRIST~2 Christina milian - its about time
06/13/2005 03:51 PM <DIR> CIARA-~1 Ciara - goodies
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> COOLIO~1 Coolio - fantastic voyage
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> CREED-~1 Creed - greatest hits
08/19/2005 02:17 AM <DIR> CUBANL~1 Cuban link - chain reaction
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> D12-D1~1 D12 - d12 world
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> D12-DE~1 D12 - devil's night
08/25/2005 03:24 AM <DIR> DADDYY~1 Daddy yankee - barrio fino
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> DIPLOM~2 Diplomats - diplomatic immunity
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> DIPLOM~1 Diplomats - diplomatic immunity ii
07/20/2005 01:32 AM <DIR> DIPLOM~1.1 Diplomats - dipset more than music vol. 1
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> DJCLUE~1.1 Dj clue - the professional pt. 1
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> DMX-~1.AND Dmx - ...and then there was x
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> DMX-CR~1 Dmx - cradle to the grave sdtrk
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> DMX-FL~1 Dmx - flesh of my flesh blood of my blood
07/24/2005 05:14 PM <DIR> DMX-GR~1 Dmx - grand champ
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> DMX-IT~1 Dmx - its dark and hell is hot
05/18/2005 02:59 PM <DIR> DMX-TH~1 Dmx - the great depression
09/13/2005 06:40 PM <DIR> DONOMA~2 Don omar - los bandoleros
06/12/2005 03:49 PM <DIR> DONOMA~1 Don omar - the last don
05/18/2005 02:59 PM <DIR> DRDB41~1.DRE Dr. dre - the chronic
06/12/2005 01:11 AM <DIR> DR1C3F~1.DRE Dr. dre - the chronic, 2001
04/23/2005 11:28 PM <DIR> DRUHIL~1 Dru hill - dru world order
06/23/2005 03:53 AM <DIR> ELIEL-~1 Eliel - el que habla con las manos
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> EMINEM~3 Eminem - 8 mile sdtrk
05/18/2005 03:38 AM <DIR> EMA4CD~1 Eminem - diss me diss you
06/13/2005 03:52 PM <DIR> EMINEM~4 Eminem - encore
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> EMINEM~1 Eminem - straight from the lab
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> EM1DC1~1 Eminem - the eminem show
05/18/2005 02:59 PM <DIR> EMA24E~1 Eminem - the marshall mathers lp
05/18/2005 02:59 PM <DIR> EMINEM~2 Eminem - the slim shady lp
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> EVANES~1 Evanescence - fallen
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> FABOLO~2 Fabolous - ghetto fabolous
04/23/2005 11:28 PM <DIR> FABOLO~1.2-T Fabolous - more street dreams, pt. 2- the mixtape
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> FABOLO~3 Fabolous - real talk
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> FABOLO~1 Fabolous - street dreams
06/23/2005 03:53 AM <DIR> FATJOE~1 Fat joe - all or nothing
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> FREEWA~1 Freeway - philadelphia freeway
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> FUGEES~1 Fugees - the score
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> GUNIT-~1 G unit - beg for mercy
06/12/2005 01:11 AM <DIR> GAME-T~1 Game - the documentary
09/13/2005 06:43 PM <DIR> GARGOL~1 Gargolas 4 - the return
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> GOODCH~1 Good charlotte - young and hopeless
07/14/2005 10:15 PM <DIR> GRAVEY~1 Graveyard shift - still waters
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> HILARY~1 Hilary duff - hilary duff
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> HILARY~2 Hilary duff - metamorphosis
05/03/2005 01:04 AM <DIR> IVANJO~1 Ivan joy - majestic ii imperio
05/02/2005 12:41 AM <DIR> J-KWON~1 J-kwon - hood hop
07/14/2005 10:11 PM <DIR> JARULE~2 Ja rule - blood in my eye
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> JARULE~3 Ja rule - pain is love
05/18/2005 10:21 PM <DIR> JARULE~1.E Ja rule - r.u.l.e
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> JARULE~1 Ja rule - venni vetti vecci
04/23/2005 11:28 PM <DIR> JADAKI~1 Jadakiss - kiss of death
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> JADAKI~2 Jadakiss - kiss the game goodbye
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> JAY-Z&~1 Jay-z & linkin park - collision course
04/09/2005 06:03 PM <DIR> JAY-Z&~2 Jay-z & nas - god's black
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> JAY-Z&~1.KEL Jay-z & r. kelly - best of both worlds
09/15/2005 10:49 PM <DIR> JAY-Z&~2.KEL Jay-z & r. kelly - unfinished business
05/18/2005 02:59 AM <DIR> JAY-Z-~2 Jay-z - reasonable doubt
06/12/2005 01:11 AM <DIR> JA2DCA~1 Jay-z - the black album
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> JAY-Z-~1 Jay-z - the blueprint
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> JAY-Z-~3 Jay-z - the blueprint 2, the gift and the curse
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> JAEF31~1 Jay-z - unplugged
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> JAY-Z-~1.HAR Jay-z - vol. 2...hard knock life
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> JESSIC~1 Jessica simpson - in this skin
08/19/2005 02:17 AM <DIR> JIMJON~2 Jim jones - harlem diary of a summer
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> JIMJON~1 Jim jones - on my way to church
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> JOEBUD~1 Joe budden - joe budden
05/28/2005 10:17 PM <DIR> JUANLU~1.40- Juan luis guerra y la 4.40 - grandes exitos
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> JUELZS~1 Juelz santana - from me to u
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> JUSTIN~1 Justin timberlake - justified
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> JUVENI~1 Juvenile - juve the great
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> KANSAS~1 Kansas - the best of kansas
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> KNEIGH~1 Kneight riduz - welcome to the underworld
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> KRAYZI~1.EVI Krayzie bone - gemini, good vs. evil
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> KRAYZI~2 Krayzie bone - thug mentality
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> KRAYZI~1 Krayzie bone - thug on da line
08/22/2005 06:39 PM <DIR> LAYZIE~2 Layzie bone - its not a game
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> LAYZIE~1 Layzie bone - thug by nature
08/25/2005 03:24 AM <DIR> LILJON~1 Lil jon & the eastside boys - crunk juice
05/22/2005 02:20 AM <DIR> LILJON~2 Lil jon & the eastside boys - kings of crunk
06/12/2005 01:09 AM <DIR> LILWAY~2 Lil wayne - tha block is hot
06/12/2005 01:12 AM <DIR> LILWAY~1 Lil wayne - the carter
05/03/2005 06:05 PM <DIR> LINDSA~1 Lindsay lohan - speak
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> LINKIN~2 Linkin park - hybrid theory
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> LINKIN~1 Linkin park - meteora
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> LINKIN~3 Linkin park - reanimation
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> LITOYP~1 Lito y polaco - mundo frio
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> LLOYDB~1 Lloyd banks - hunger for more
05/18/2005 03:38 AM <DIR> LUDACR~2 Ludacris - back for the first time
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> LUDACR~3 Ludacris - chicken and beer
08/25/2005 03:24 AM <DIR> LUDACR~4 Ludacris - the red light district
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> LUDACR~1 Ludacris - word of mouf
06/06/2005 09:07 PM <DIR> LUNYTU~1 Luny tunes - mas flow
05/19/2005 03:05 AM <DIR> LUNYTU~3 Luny tunes - mas flow 2
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> LUNYTU~2 Luny tunes - the king of the beats
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> MAGNAT~1 Magnate y valentino - sin limite
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> MANNIE~1 Mannie fresh - the mind of mannie fresh
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> MARIAH~1 Mariah carey - the remixes
05/12/2005 02:19 PM <DIR> MARIO-~1 Mario - turning point
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> MASE-H~1 Mase - harlem world
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> MASE-W~1 Mase - welcome back
05/16/2005 01:07 AM <DIR> MEMPHI~1 Memphis bleek - 534
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> MEMPHI~1.E Memphis bleek - m.a.d.e
05/18/2005 03:50 AM <DIR> MICHAE~2 Michael jackson - history
08/24/2005 02:04 PM <DIR> MISSYE~1 Missy elliott - the cookbook
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> MOTHUG~2 Mo thugs - chapter 1, family scriptures
08/25/2005 03:24 AM <DIR> MOTHUG~1 Mo thugs - chapter 2, family reunion
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> MOTHUG~3 Mo thugs - chapter 3, the mothership
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> MOTHUG~4 Mo thugs - chapter 4, the movement
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> MOBBDE~1 Mobb deep - amerikaz nightmare
08/25/2005 03:24 AM <DIR> MOBBDE~3 Mobb deep - infamy
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> MOBBDE~2 Mobb deep - the infamous
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> MYSTIK~2 Mystikal - prince of the south
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> NAS-GO~1 Nas - god's son
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> NAS-IA~1 Nas - i am
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> NAS-IL~1 Nas - illmatic
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> NAS-NA~1 Nas - nastradamus
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> NAS-ST~2 Nas - stillmatic
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> NAS-ST~1 Nas - streets disciple
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> NAS-TH~1 Nas - the lost tapes
08/27/2005 02:23 PM <DIR> NATALI~1 Natalie - natalie
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> NELLY-~2 Nelly - country grammar
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> NELLY-~1 Nelly - da derrty versions - the reinvention
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> NELLY-~3 Nelly - nellyville
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> NE4DE9~1 Nelly - suit
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> NE161C~1 Nelly - sweat
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> NINOBR~1 Nino bravo - cartas amarillas
05/18/2005 03:50 AM <DIR> NOTORI~2 Notorious big - life after death
04/23/2005 11:28 PM <DIR> NOTORI~1 Notorious big - ready to die
08/19/2005 12:48 PM <DIR> NWA-ST~1 Nwa - straight outta compton
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> OBIETR~1 Obie trice - cheers
06/05/2005 04:55 PM <DIR> OMARIO~1 Omarion - o
05/18/2005 03:38 AM <DIR> OUTLAW~1.P Outlawz - outlaw4life2005a.p
10/12/2005 11:39 PM 0 output.txt
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> PHILCO~1 Phil collins - the platinum collection
05/02/2005 06:03 PM <DIR> PITBUL~1.I Pitbull - m.i.a.m.i
06/03/2005 08:49 PM <DIR> PRETTY~1 Pretty ricky - bluestars
08/19/2005 12:48 PM <DIR> PROOF-~1 Proof - searching for jerry garcia
04/14/2005 11:58 PM <DIR> PUFFDA~2 Puff daddy - forever
04/23/2005 11:28 PM <DIR> PUFFDA~1 Puff daddy - no way out
04/19/2005 01:16 AM <DIR> PUFFDA~3 Puff daddy - we invented the remix
06/23/2005 06:56 PM <DIR> R4361~1.KEL R. kelly - tp3 reloaded
07/22/2005 02:45 PM <DIR> RUFFRY~1.4 Ruff ryders - the redemption vol. 4
08/27/2005 02:16 PM <DIR> SCARFA~1 Scarface - greatest hits
04/08/2005 12:53 PM <DIR> SERGIO~1 Sergio vargas - sus exitos en bachata
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> SHYNE-~2 Shyne - shyne
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> SNOOPD~1 Snoop dogg - doggystyle
06/23/2005 03:53 AM <DIR> SN5E17~1 Snoop dogg - r & g (rhythm and gangsta) the masterpiece
08/25/2005 03:24 AM <DIR> STEFSM~1 Stefs muzak
05/18/2005 02:59 PM <DIR> TI6614~1.-TR T.i. - trap muzik
05/04/2005 07:19 PM <DIR> TEGOCA~1 Tego calderon - el abayarde
06/06/2005 03:31 PM <DIR> TEGOCA~2 Tego calderon - el enemy de los guasibiri
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> TERROR~1 Terror squad - true story
09/01/2005 03:20 PM <DIR> TONYYA~1 Tony yayo - thoughts of a predicate felon
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> TRICKD~1 Trick daddy - thug holiday
05/18/2005 03:38 AM <DIR> TRICKD~2 Trick daddy - thug matrimony (married to the streets)
04/02/2005 05:34 PM <DIR> TRICKD~3 Trick daddy - thugs are us
04/23/2005 11:28 PM <DIR> TWISTA~1 Twista - kamikaze
09/27/2005 02:40 AM <DIR> TWISTA~2 Twista - The Day After
06/07/2005 04:20 AM <DIR> VICOC-~1 Vico c - en honor a la verdad
06/06/2005 03:32 PM <DIR> WILLSM~1 Will smith - greatest hits
06/12/2005 01:11 AM <DIR> WILLSM~2 Will smith - lost and found
05/18/2005 03:38 AM <DIR> YAGAYM~1 Yaga y mackie ranks - clase aparte
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> YINGYA~1 Ying yang twinz - me and my brother
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> YOUNGB~1 Young buck - straight outta cashville
08/22/2005 07:37 PM <DIR> YOUNGJ~1 Young jeezy - lets get it - thug motivation 101
03/31/2005 03:48 AM <DIR> ZIONYL~1 Zion y lennox - motivando a la yal
1 File(s) 0 bytes
238 Dir(s) 15,931,080,704 bytes free

 

[Smilin]

Ok, unless there is a trailing space that I can't see these all appear to be legal folder names.

Try the delete using just the 8.3, like so....

rmdir /s 2PAC-R~3

If it still gives you a "directory name invalid", check for subfolders and try to delete them via 8.3 name.

To allow access anywhere on the drive from recovery console do this:
Start | run | gpedit.msc

Look under Computer Config | Windows Settings | Security settings | Local policies | security options.

Set "Recovery console: Allow floppy copy and access to all drives and folders" to enabled.

While in recovery console do a chkdsk /p just to eliminate any bunkness from NTFS errors.

 

[gsellis]

Another trick is using the MOVE command. You might be able to type "MOVE "<tab> to get the directory to show, then <space> and a simple name line "x".

That will yield:

MOVE "2PAC-2~1 2pac - 2pacalypse now" x

If that works, you can then delete X.