[-=CornHoLiO=-]

Hey all,

I've got a weird problem with vista ultimate build 6000.
Got a lot of empty files and are unable to delete them.
Tried to change folder options hidden and protected ect..but doesnt change anything.
Any1 knows a solution??

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[uhaligani]

I found this in a PC magazine:
you can do this at the command prompt. Open a command prompt window and navigate to the root folder of the drive in question. Enter this command:


DIR /AD/B/S | SORT /R > EMPTIES.BAT

The file EMPTIES.BAT now contains a list of all folders on your hard drive in reverse order. Use Word or another editor to put the filenames in quotes and add the prefix RD (with a space after RD) to every line in the file. In Word, you can do this easily by using Find and Replace to search for ^p (which represents the paragraph mark) and replace it with "^pRD " (quote, p, R, D, space quote), then hand-correct the first and last lines of the file if necessary. Save the modified EMPTIES .BAT file and exit your editor. Then simply launch the batch file. It will attempt the RD (remove directory) command on each folder, but the command will fail for any folder that is not empty.

[-=CornHoLiO=-]

Hi uhaligani,

tx for your reply, but it didn't work.
The files are no folders or subfolder, I think they are protected system files or maybe icons from an old removable hd? I can't get properties or anything else from the files.
It's really irritating to see those empty files everytime I start explorer.
For me it's reason to say hasta la Vista and welcome back XP.
Anyway tx for the search!

grtz
Cornholio