chrisbenjy Posted August 27, 2010 Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 Does anyone have this tool lying around on their computer? http://www.pathtoolong.com/ They offer a free trial, but its very limited and doesn't allow you to delete. I downloaded a program and something went wrong. It created an infinite amount of folders. http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/9052/inffolders.jpg The problem is, it won't let me delete the folders because the path is too long. http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/8414/pathtoolong.jpg It is preventing spyware scans from functioning correctly because they they get stuck in the loop of infinite folders. If no one has the program, does anyone know another solution? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimJamBonks Posted August 27, 2010 Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 (edited) Open a Command Prompt, navigate to the root of the offending folder tree and type rd /s nameOfDirectory then that should sort it. Just in case you don't trust me - if you type rd /? you can see the help details for the RD (remove directory) command. rd /s simply means remove directory and all sub folders. ;) Edited August 27, 2010 by JimJamBonks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbenjy Posted August 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 Thanks, but it didn't work. I got the following error codes: http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/8100/cmderror.jpg Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimJamBonks Posted August 27, 2010 Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 Aah! It really is deep isn't it. Perhaps the following link will help you.. http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/tips/jsi-tip-9651-how-can-i-delete-a-folder-that-returns-path-too-long-.aspx Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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