dbminter Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 I accidentally named a folder with a period at the end and now I can't delete it by any means I've tried. I know there's way to do it because I've done it before, but I don't remember how. It's either using the DEL or RD in Command Prompt, probably with a /S for RD. However, I think there were some other kind of arguments to bypass Windows API to properly issue the delete command? Does anyone know what I'm talking about and how to remove this folder? Of course, Windows ALLOWS you to name a folder with a period at the end even though it's NOT allowed! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ch3vr0n Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 5 second Google search on on 'deleting folder ending on period' https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4075753/how-to-delete-a-folder-that-name-ended-with-a-dot Sent from my Nexus 6P with Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianymaty Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Unlocker helped me always with stubborn folders http://www.emptyloop.com/unlocker/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbminter Posted July 25, 2017 Author Share Posted July 25, 2017 I tried searching with Google, but I found multiple solutions. And none of them seemed to work. I tried Unlocker, but that didn't work. The problem is the folder isn't really "there." It's an invalid pointer it seems. Attempting to delete it just returns a generic Windows error code that also applies to things including failed Windows Update updates. I tried the 7Zip solution and that seemed to do the trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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