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How to delete files and folders that cannot be deleted?

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Mar 15, 2026174269 views
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I have a backup copy of a previous Windows' folder which only contains my original user and within 2 more directories: and . When I try to delete I get this error: When I try to delete , I get this error: I ran this in a cmd shell: attrib *.* -r -a -s -h /s ...but it did not help, nor did it return…

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del is for deleting files, rd aka rmdir is for deleting folders, so... ...should do the job! :-) The parameter removes all directories and files in the specified directory in addition to the directory itself. Used to remove a directory tree. If this…

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