Thanks, Gerry ... I think we're on the right trail, except we are in the wrong part of the Explorer window. This mysterious unnamed folder is NOT in the root of the C-drive, BUT, it is (when looking at the Explorer window) in the right pane where all the contents of "My Computer" are listed; I should have made that clear. What's most strange to me is that it does NOT show up in the left pane.
I'm sending you a JPG of what opens upon clicking "My Computer" ... what you will see is that in the right pane, I have listed the usual icons: (A:/), (C:/), (D:/), (E:/), Printers, Control Panel, (that unnamed empty folder that won't get deleted; certainly not a "usual" icon), and Dial-Up Networking. I'm also sending you a JPG of the DOS window showing the contents of the root C-drive (including invisible files) ... after typing at the C:/> prompt: dir/w/on/p <enter> and after typing in (for the invisible files) dir/w/ah/on/p <enter> both showing a total of 30 "objects" which is exactly what I have in the root C-drive, invisible files shown (I keep all my downloaded programs are in Program Files). This mysterious unnamed folder is not here because it is one step higher. I'm not familiar with DOS (I'm a seven year newbie); so now the question is, how do I get one step higher in the DOS window where the icons: (A:/), (C:/), (D:/), (E:/), Printers, Control Panel, and Dial-Up Networking ... are listed (hopefully along with the unnamed folder)? Original problem (which I should have made clearer): > Here's something I've never seen before. All of a sudden (famous troublesome words), > I have in that right pane of > my Explorer window (should have mentioned, the "My Computer" 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 > know how to get rid of it? ... Harold Gerry Boyd says: > 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. ... Gerry Boyd ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
