Here's something I've never seen before. All of a sudden (famous troublesome words), I have in that right pane a folder icon with no
name and it cannot be opened and it refuses to be deleted (the right click has a delete line but this folder doesn't delete).
Note that it does not show up in the left pane. It plainly doesn't belong in the right pane so what's it doing there? Anyone see that
before? Anyone know how to get rid of it? ... Harold
Go to Start--Programs--Accessories--MS-DOS Prompt
Navigate (use CD - change directory command) to the root directory that contains the "No Name" folder.
When there, type:
dir/w/on/p <enter>
This will type a wide directory listing in sorted order pausing between screens.
Can you find the "No Name" folder? It may have no or one or more blanks between the brackets like [] or [ ].
Ignore [.] and [..] These are the directories above the current location.
If not found, then maybe it's hidden. Try typing:
dir/w/ah/on/p <enter>
This will type a wide directory listing in sorted order pausing between screens for folders that have the hidden attribute set.
Can you find the "No Name" folder? It may have no or one or more blanks between the brackets like [] or [ ].
You may also have to try finding the folder if it has the system or read-only attributes set.
dir/w/as/on/p and dir/w/ar/on/p <enter>
If found, then you will need to navigate to the directory to see if it contains other files or directories (folders) located within.
You can use the cd command with quotes like cd "" or cd " " depending upon whether or not the "No Name" folder contains no or one or more blanks.
To return to the directory (folder) one level higher than the "No Name" folder, type cd ..
If there are no files or folders in "No Name" folder then you can remove it directly by using the rd (remove directory) command.
Example: C:\directory path to no name>rd "" or rd " " <enter> depending upon whether or not the "No Name" folder contains no or one or more blanks.
If the "No Name" directory contains other files or folders then you will either have to move them or delete them. Your choice. It's probably easier to copy to diskette then delete them.
Use the del or erase command to delete and copy to copy them to diskette.
Any time you want to know how a DOS command works, type [command name] /?. For instance, the copy command help will appear if you type copy /?
Type the word "exit" to close the MS-DOS prompt window when done.
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