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Technical Help & Discussion => Windows PCs & Software: Help, News & Discussion => Topic started by: joudi on October 02, 2004, 00:05

Title: Deleting a folder from a Windows XP: ?access denied? error?
Post by: joudi on October 02, 2004, 00:05
When you delete a folder that is stored on a mounted drive, you receive:

Cannot delete <Folder Name>: Access is denied. The source file may be in use.

The Recycle Bin does NOT recognize mounted volumes.

To delete a folder on a mounted volume, use either of the following:

- Press SHIFT+DELETE to bypass the Recycle Bin.

- Open a CMD prompt and type:
     
     RD /s /q <Folder Path>


(I haven't tried it yet. Still to be confirmed.)