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re: unable to access or delete folder
Friday, October 28, 2005 at 9:50 am
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Posted by jcw (5124 messages posted)


Are you trying to delete individual files or a folder of files?
In either case, where is the folder?


On Friday, October 28, 2005 at 9:06 am, howardg wrote:
>I downloaded a large number of html temp files when using webstripper. I want to
>delete this folder but when I try to access the folder I only get the torch icon
>loking for the files. When I select delete the recycle dialogue box opens and starts
>but no files get sent to recycle. The same happens if I select shift delete. I get
>"preparing to delete files" message but no files will delete. The only action that
>seems to work on this file is an anti-virus scan.
>Any help appreciated.


Written in response to:
unable to access or delete folder (howardg: Friday, October 28, 2005 at 9:06 am)

Responses to this message:
*re: unable to access or delete folder (howardg: Friday, October 28, 2005 at 10:01 am)

All messages in this thread [show all]
-unable to access or delete folder (howardg: Fri, Oct 28, 2005, 9:06 am)
-re: unable to access or delete folder (jcw: Fri, Oct 28, 2005, 9:50 am)
-re: unable to access or delete folder (howardg: Fri, Oct 28, 2005, 10:01 am)
-re: unable to access or delete folder (jcw: Fri, Oct 28, 2005, 10:19 am)
*re: unable to access or delete folder (howardg: Fri, Oct 28, 2005, 11:30 am)
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