Problems deleting folders....advice please

Hi,

I randomly get problems deleting folders from my PC...It just wont allow me
to do it in some instances....But if I go into the folder and drill further
in & delete step by step..everything works okay & will then allow me to
delete the primary folder.

Why does that happen & can I fix it?

It depends on which folder you are talking about
It could be any number of reasons but the main one is a file is in us
by another program and so can not be deleted or a permission problem

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On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:55:07 -0700, John Venables
<> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I randomly get problems deleting folders from my PC...It just wont allow me
>to do it in some instances....But if I go into the folder and drill further
>in & delete step by step..everything works okay & will then allow me to
>delete the primary folder.
>
>Why does that happen & can I fix it?

Just another long standing "bug" Microsoft has never fixed in Windows.
For no particular reason you sometimes need to delete a folder's files
before you can delete the folder. Probably a throw back to DOS.

Ringmaster wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:55:07 -0700, John Venables
> <> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I randomly get problems deleting folders from my PC...It just wont allow me
>> to do it in some instances....But if I go into the folder and drill further
>> in & delete step by step..everything works okay & will then allow me to
>> delete the primary folder.
>>
>> Why does that happen & can I fix it?
>
> Just another long standing "bug" Microsoft has never fixed in Windows.
> For no particular reason you sometimes need to delete a folder's files
> before you can delete the folder. Probably a throw back to DOS.

When my hubby Ringmaster finds a bug in his computer,
he just opens the case and sprays it with RAID!

John Venables wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I randomly get problems deleting folders from my PC...It just wont allow me
> to do it in some instances....But if I go into the folder and drill further
> in & delete step by step..everything works okay & will then allow me to
> delete the primary folder.
>
> Why does that happen & can I fix it?

I file could be in use is a sub-folder that's preventing the primary
folder from being deleted is most likely what is happening. So you have
to go to sub folders and delete files out of the folder, delete the sub
folder working your way back to the primary folder.

Ringmaster wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:55:07 -0700, John Venables
> <> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I randomly get problems deleting folders from my PC...It just wont allow me
>> to do it in some instances....But if I go into the folder and drill further
>> in & delete step by step..everything works okay & will then allow me to
>> delete the primary folder.
>>
>> Why does that happen & can I fix it?
>
> Just another long standing "bug" Microsoft has never fixed in Windows.
> For no particular reason you sometimes need to delete a folder's files
> before you can delete the folder. Probably a throw back to DOS.

This is such garbage Kicking Bird Albright, and you have no clue as to
what you're talking about.

On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:17:56 -0400, Kicking Albright
<> wrote:

>Ringmaster wrote:
>> On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:55:07 -0700, John Venables
>> <> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I randomly get problems deleting folders from my PC...It just wont allow me
>>> to do it in some instances....But if I go into the folder and drill further
>>> in & delete step by step..everything works okay & will then allow me to
>>> delete the primary folder.
>>>
>>> Why does that happen & can I fix it?
>>
>> Just another long standing "bug" Microsoft has never fixed in Windows.
>> For no particular reason you sometimes need to delete a folder's files
>> before you can delete the folder. Probably a throw back to DOS.
>
>This is such garbage Kicking Bird Albright, and you have no clue as to
>what you're talking about.

I've forgot more about Windows than the idiots that hang out here will
ever know. You for example. Windows going back several versions has
ALWAYS refused (randomly) to delete a folder IF sub folders or files
were in them. Mattered not if the file was in use, open or any of the
other half-ass excuses you came up with. I know that from something
you don't have EXPERIENCE. I've seen it happen hundreds of times when
moving large numbers of files around which I do constantly. My advice
to you, same as Frank. Go suck an egg. It might keep you occupied for
awhile instead of coming across as a damn fool.

Ringmaster wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:17:56 -0400, Kicking Albright
> <> wrote:
>
>> Ringmaster wrote:
>>> On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:55:07 -0700, John Venables
>>> <> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I randomly get problems deleting folders from my PC...It just wont allow me
>>>> to do it in some instances....But if I go into the folder and drill further
>>>> in & delete step by step..everything works okay & will then allow me to
>>>> delete the primary folder.
>>>>
>>>> Why does that happen & can I fix it?
>>> Just another long standing "bug" Microsoft has never fixed in Windows.
>>> For no particular reason you sometimes need to delete a folder's files
>>> before you can delete the folder. Probably a throw back to DOS.
>> This is such garbage Kicking Bird Albright, and you have no clue as to
>> what you're talking about.
>
> I've forgot more about Windows than the idiots that hang out here will
> ever know. You for example. Windows going back several versions has
> ALWAYS refused (randomly) to delete a folder IF sub folders or files
> were in them. Mattered not if the file was in use, open or any of the
> other half-ass excuses you came up with. I know that from something
> you don't have EXPERIENCE. I've seen it happen hundreds of times when
> moving large numbers of files around which I do constantly. My advice
> to you, same as Frank. Go suck an egg. It might keep you occupied for
> awhile instead of coming across as a damn fool.

I don't let my hubby Ringmaster eat or suck eggs...gives him gas!

Ringmaster wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:17:56 -0400, Kicking Albright
> <> wrote:
>
>
>>Ringmaster wrote:
>>
>>>On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:55:07 -0700, John Venables
>>><> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>I randomly get problems deleting folders from my PC...It just wont allow me
>>>>to do it in some instances....But if I go into the folder and drill further
>>>>in & delete step by step..everything works okay & will then allow me to
>>>>delete the primary folder.
>>>>
>>>>Why does that happen & can I fix it?
>>>
>>>Just another long standing "bug" Microsoft has never fixed in Windows.
>>>For no particular reason you sometimes need to delete a folder's files
>>>before you can delete the folder. Probably a throw back to DOS.
>>
>>This is such garbage Kicking Bird Albright, and you have no clue as to
>>what you're talking about.
>
>
> I've forgot more about Windows than the idiots that hang out here will
> ever know.

Sure you have...and that explains why you can't get one little install
of Vista Business to run properly.

You for example.

WTF does that mean?

Windows going back several versions has
> ALWAYS refused (randomly) to delete a folder IF sub folders or files
> were in them. Mattered not if the file was in use, open or any of the
> other half-ass excuses you came up with. I know that from something
> you don't have EXPERIENCE. I've seen it happen hundreds of times when
> moving large numbers of files around which I do constantly.

Bullshit! If nothing was using, (program or service) any file then all
could be deleted. This is just another example of your stupidity and
incompetence that we've all come to recognize.
Face it mr gotemeyer, you're an idiot!

My advice
> to you, same as Frank. Go suck an egg. It might keep you occupied for
> awhile instead of coming across as a damn fool.

My advice to you is bend over and let bubba do all of the 'driving'
cause you're a wreck just waiting to happen!...LOL!
Loser...big time loser!