You could also try moving every -other- directory somewhere else and just do a format...
Greg > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ben Ruset > Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 7:39 PM > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > Subject: Re: [H] So many files in a dir... > > I think Knoppix will let you write to an NTFS file system. Try booting > a > Knoppix live CD and delete the directory using that. > > Joe User wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I have a system that has so many files in a dir the system just hangs > > for HOURS while I try to do anything in there. I'm using Wayne's XPPE > > disc now and it is also affected. Command prompts and rmdir /s /q > > same issue - hangs for hours. I need to remove this dir it's screwing > > up av scans and everything. How can I wack it out? Nothing valuable > > in the dir it's a windows defender log file dir. > > > > HELP! > >
