Under Windows 7, how can I delete a folder whose name ends with "..."?
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Mar 15, 20261940 viewsConfidence Score0%
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A friend with Windows 7 somehow managed to create a folder on her computer whose name ends with "...". Normally, Windows won't let you create folders with names ending like that. I really don't know how she managed to do it. The Windows Explorer doesn't suffer from it too much, as all files inside …
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You should be able to delete it using the "rd" command, but with a different syntax: The FOLDERNAME placeholder should, of course, be the actual name of your problematic folder, dots included. If the directory is not empty, you would receive an erro…
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