After this did not work I exhausted multiple other options until I found a method that was successful: 1. Right click on the folder. 2. Select “Add to archive” option (Make sure that you have 7Zip or WinRAR installed on your machine). 3. Tick ‘Delete files after archiving’ check box. 4. Leave all other settings as they are and click the ‘OK’ button. 5. .7Zip, .zip or .rar will be created on your machine, and your painful folder will be deleted automatically. 6. Now you may delete the remaining file whenever needed. Edit: Wow, came back 2 weeks later and saw the comments. No problem guys, I'm glad I could help!
@juhipc123
5 жыл бұрын
This method work for me thank you so much, stupid empty folder sitting around my desktop for 8 months.
@yepitsarif
5 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU, SO MUCH!
@pirunkuhatasanadeekul2742
5 жыл бұрын
WoWWW !! Your method worked for me too. Thank you very much!!! I was wondering how to solve this for months :)
@jaymeeraefigueroa9855
5 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU!
@tahaarshadshaheen
5 жыл бұрын
Didn't work
@malte2505
5 жыл бұрын
Step 1 - Use WinRAR or 7-zip and navigate to the desired path Step 2 - Select the bugged folder/file Step 3 - Press shift+del on your keyboard (Credits to "zee" for commenting this method. I'm just reposting it.)
@terencedale4895
5 жыл бұрын
THANKS TO YOU!
@malte2505
5 жыл бұрын
@@terencedale4895 No problem.
@shukanimator
5 жыл бұрын
Wowee! That worked! Thanks, @malte2505 . Any idea what is happening that makes this work?
@malte2505
5 жыл бұрын
@@shukanimator I think WinRaR has developed a sort of bypass that let's them do it. But I don't know, try to Google it.
@anikahmed479
4 жыл бұрын
@malte2505 Thanks a lot :) it worked for me :) you saved my day! :)
@eyecontactleadsto
6 жыл бұрын
This won’t work for me, it just says ‘system cannot find the file specified’ in cmd. My folder does not have a cmd abbreviation like CREATE~1 like in the video. EDIT: If you're encountering a similar issue use 'zee's method commented below!
@Notchur.Architect
5 жыл бұрын
i'm having the same issue... i don't have an answer and my cloud won't back up anymore because of this!? very strange :(
@KrolMichael93
5 жыл бұрын
rename the folder to lets say a and instead of CREATE~1 use a
@SimonBorali
5 жыл бұрын
@@KrolMichael93 it's not possible to rename the file... item not found error
@holmgaard7
5 жыл бұрын
Step 1 - Use winrar or 7-zip and navigate to the desired path Step 2 - Select the bugged folder/file Step 3 - Press shift+del on your keyboard
@vipersb1
5 жыл бұрын
@@holmgaard7 Holy shit! That worked!! I've tried every fix with no luck. Used 7-Zip like you said and the folder is gone. Thank you!
@docluke9009
2 жыл бұрын
WOW, I tried sooo many ways to delete an annoying folder for months and none have worked until I came across this video, well, I blame myself for taking so long to resolve this because I should have known to check your videos. I won't be making that mistake again, I've been following you for a year now and I know your easy-to-follow tips/videos and I trust you 100%, I should have checked all your videos first. Anyway, thank you so very much for all the tips and hard work you put into your content, keep up the wonderful work you do, stay well and safe my brilliant friend.!!!
@RyaMM____
5 жыл бұрын
I tried MULTIPLE videos that explained how to do this and none of them worked. Bless your soul for this
@zeinas7170
6 жыл бұрын
mine says the directory name is invalid... any help ?
@zachbrock2585
4 жыл бұрын
This video was right on the money! Clear and straightforward step by step instructions that eliminated a frustrating problem. Thanks!
@Lupus288
5 жыл бұрын
NO FIX, file inside folder not found
@222anon222
2 жыл бұрын
I feel late to the party, but it's 2022 and this just resolved my problem. Thanks!!
@spriggsyspriggs2237
4 жыл бұрын
Worked like a charm. Didn't even need to watch the video. Just used the steps in the description. Thanks.
@LuisGarcia-hc2mf
4 жыл бұрын
My Man! Appreciate this easy and straightforward solution!!
@danielernestoportela
5 жыл бұрын
Worked like a charm. It happened to me with some files when I installed Windows 10 on a new SSD, and left the old HDD as D: drive... Some files from D: drive gave issues to be deleted afterwards.
@Abhishek23109
3 жыл бұрын
Right click the folder and copy the name of the folder, now just create another folder with the same name and just delete it. This method has worked for me.
@johnwill3119
4 жыл бұрын
Worked like charm. I was trying to delete one this kind of a folder since 2017. Now is deleted. Thank you for sharing this method.
@astrobrain8036
5 жыл бұрын
Worked for me. Cleaned up a few folders that had been bugging me for years. Thanks!
@215JazzMan
5 жыл бұрын
Jesus, you're a life saver. Damn empty folder sitting there, completely useless. Finally got it gone. Thank you so much!
@corvalteo_corrax
3 жыл бұрын
This finally WORKED! All the other explanation videos were useless. Your tutorial is a bless!
@johnnywhitsel1583
3 жыл бұрын
I have had an old Steam Oblivion Backup folder on my damn HDD for like 6 years now that I was never able to delete. Never cared enough to look it up but was doing some drive cleanup and finally decided to google how to do it. I thank you SO MUCH for this quick and easy tutorial, my man! I said I never cared about it much but every time I saw the folder it kind of low-key triggered me lol. Thank God it is gone (and you lol).
@SAS-Labs
4 жыл бұрын
Dude, I've been having this issue for the past couple of months!! thx a lot
@sumoant46
7 жыл бұрын
Trying to delete a folder but on yours the path says create there is no path for the folder I want to delete
@Ray-uc8ij
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much. I had a folder on my desktop that would not go away. I tried rmdir, but that did not remove the folder. Now that I saw your video with the /Q and /S commands it worked perfectly.
@chedisLoL
4 жыл бұрын
Spent two years trying to deal with this file being a sore on my desktop. Thanks alot!
@kikethewhat9474
3 жыл бұрын
Same for a couple days but how the hell did u do this after 2 years!!??
@chedisLoL
3 жыл бұрын
@@kikethewhat9474 I just ignored until I was tired of seeing it.
@ashishrana1985
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you man. You deserve accolades. I had lost all hope before I encountered your video.
@ksdnsdkumar1375
Жыл бұрын
Now I understand why Britishers are good at science.
@Bobbyct
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, worked perfectly for me with both broken files in windows 10. Keep up the good work
@Mörkö930
3 жыл бұрын
3:34 "The specified file could not be found."
@BestBibleStories
5 жыл бұрын
Doesn't work for me. It will not access the file in the command. Neither has any other method worked so far. It's time to do an updated version for 2019.
@zx8401ztv
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks Brian :-D Ooow you got me excited there "trying to delete windows 10" lol :) I found that earlier windows could not copy very large files to fat32, but real dos had no problem at all, odd that lol. So windows didnt even let you rename the subdirectory then?.
@mahmoodtara3904
5 жыл бұрын
You rescued me from a long-lasting problem. Thanks a lot for your contribution!!!!
@Y-S.A.K
2 жыл бұрын
I know this is an old video, but this doesn't work for me. I followed every step and the command pompt said "The system cannot find the file specified."
@tom_quinlan
6 жыл бұрын
why does your font look different than my one in windows 10? I can't seem to find a way to change mine. I like the look of the writing on yours better. did you change this or is it a different version of windows perhaps?
@EdBarnat
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Brian, nice tip especially for those of us that don't know our asterisks from our tildes.
@theficho5104
4 жыл бұрын
Wow thanks so much it worked for Windows 7 too!
@roboghost3253
6 жыл бұрын
2018 ! This still works. And I am on Windows 7. Very good tutorial. Thank you :)
@cherylglanville6692
5 жыл бұрын
Britec09 you ARE aweeesome!!!! That undelete-able folder was ruining my joy!! UGH!! I followed your steps and it worked perfectly! After I hit enter and it poofed away I thought I was going to eject right out of my chair! Thank you sooo much!! ...I also wanted to ask you how on earth did you get your merchandise to appear under your video?! I'd love to be able to do that with my Etsy products on my KZitem channel too! Do you have an email or way to contact you?!
@RaechelSoicher
5 жыл бұрын
You saved my sanity. Thank you.
@alfiedj
3 жыл бұрын
This worked like a charm. Thank you Sir.
@nawchovandez998
7 жыл бұрын
its about time you zooming in on what your typing on! before it was always hard to see what your typing. will you be doing this for future vids?
@Britec09
7 жыл бұрын
I always zoom in?
@schuylerwelch1653
5 жыл бұрын
If you have a file instead of a folder use >del /q /s FILENAME~# instead of >rmdir. Worked for me.
@karlsavage7495
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks man, nearly cried when I got "the system cannot find the file specified".
@naterk9460
3 жыл бұрын
After the dir /x prompt and typing in the location, it just says "File Not Found"
@cmgweb6951
4 жыл бұрын
EXCELLENT AND SIMPLE TUTORIAL!! THANK YOU SIR, THANK YOU. I guess I knew if I only googled this problem, I would find the answer, but d*mn it was frustrating not being able to dump those darn files. Thanks. Frustration OVER!! I'm subscribing!
@joshh7213
2 жыл бұрын
the foldername shows up but the directory does not?
@terenceliang
4 жыл бұрын
It works!!! Thanks so much for posting such solution. Finally clear all those folders I had.
@aozoraz6956
9 ай бұрын
When press enter, it shows "the system cannot find specified." What should I do?
@calebmitchell4452
3 жыл бұрын
It doesn’t show up when you type x to bring up all the files
@circuitd942
2 жыл бұрын
If you want to delete a file instead of a folder you should type "del" instead of "rmdir".
@froggouk2
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for a quick, easy to follow guide.
@dijay007
5 жыл бұрын
Thaaank you very much. After looking so many videos finally found the right one. Thanks a lot!
@amralaasaleh
3 жыл бұрын
Worked like a charm. Thank you
@melaniewallace1403
3 жыл бұрын
What if mine doesn't show the path? It's blank. Sigh, this has been on my desktop this file for a year now. It's driving me insane. Please, I hope you read this and know the answer. Thanks.
@parekhneteix
4 жыл бұрын
'/q' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. IT SAYS THIS. WHAT TO DO NOW?
@virginiamelnykdesigns4837
9 ай бұрын
Still didn't work says The directory name is invalid.
@DJKID777
2 жыл бұрын
God *Salute* to all my O.C.D people. Man can go insane when things ain't right or broken.
@ArvinG
4 жыл бұрын
What is the path is blank? I can only see the size and folder name, path is blank.
@rickmarta185
6 жыл бұрын
Great video; worked like a charm! Thanks, Britec09!
@lux1truh433
2 жыл бұрын
I cant delete it. Whenever I try to it says directory not found
@sean_rodean
3 жыл бұрын
i have deleted a program wit no error but now whenever I right-click in windows explorer it prompts windows cannot find blah blah but the program is gone
@orangedrpepper23
2 жыл бұрын
So I got all the way to the part where you typed "create~1" except on my screen there is nothing to copy and delete. Please help
@biggepacer
4 жыл бұрын
didn't work for me either the system cannot find the file specified
@DasVideoArchiv
5 жыл бұрын
It didn't worked for me, but if you rename it via 7zip you can delete it
@linksalt23
4 жыл бұрын
i get a whole new error message that says parameter cannot be found that accepts argument
@marco_evertus
7 жыл бұрын
Great video brian anyone who is trying to fix problems relating file systems, *sfc /scannow is near useless*
@marco_evertus
7 жыл бұрын
***** yep, microsoft tech support always uses this command no matter what. also never try the command *rd C:/ \q \s*
@Britec09
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@PiX3ID
Жыл бұрын
What if it doesn't have a ? How can I delete it? Help pls
@donaldjump7300
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! But what to do when typed in the file path after rmdir command, the msg "The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable"? The folder or file still cannot be deleted
@MyCornerOnline
5 жыл бұрын
Oh my goodness. It worked! Of all the things I tried. Thank you!
@capitanspoiler7393
3 жыл бұрын
i couldn't make this work as the folder in question had no "code" for me to put in the rmdir command :(
@SofaKingAwesome23
5 жыл бұрын
When I followed the instructions, the folder was still there but the contents were deleted.
@liamsi75
2 жыл бұрын
Works like a wonder ! Thanks a lot.
@EnderOLED
2 жыл бұрын
It didn't work for me, its a file and not a folder and it's in the desktop and it didn't work I'm on windows 11
@CaptainVelveeta
2 жыл бұрын
Worked perfectly! Thanks!
@nanduchandran5056
5 жыл бұрын
Works perfectly, thanks a lot.
@ApertureApex
3 жыл бұрын
You Sir are a magician!
@stevenmajor3231
5 жыл бұрын
Powershell in Windows 10 wont accept the commands. Instead go to search in start menu, search "cmd" to pull up Command Prompt, and then you can follow these exact steps. :)
@morrisgardner4158
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, made it nice and easy for a techno dinosaur such as myself
@fabermalta1
4 жыл бұрын
I exhausted everything else till i tryed this. Works , windows 10 x64
@MetalEric12
3 жыл бұрын
Worked great for me, thank you good sir!
@QMan1234red
4 жыл бұрын
worked like a charm, thanks m8
@Vilim69
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate! Worked like a charm!
@logans_watches
4 жыл бұрын
What if the path is blank?
@geraldsyta6890
4 жыл бұрын
lifesaver... i forgot about those dos commands..... rd or rmdir..... been eons ago ... thanks!!!
@PaxStyle
4 жыл бұрын
The only solution worked for me! thank you!!
@luckowu8360
3 жыл бұрын
i have a new shortcut icon on my desktop and i cant remove it its really anoying could u help me out?
@Berthology
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks !! its been so long !!
@lijackson1543
4 жыл бұрын
how to do with the destop icon ?
@KartikPourush
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot! It worked for me.
@l1ntingbg549
2 жыл бұрын
bruh the file i want delete didn't show the code like HOWTOE·1 and bla bla bla
@seansense
5 жыл бұрын
This method, while cool, didn't work for me; my cmd prompt didn't show an abbreviated version of the file. I have been trying to "nuke" a file folder from my system for years and couldn't. Hence, why I was viewing this video. Anyway, as per usual, the real hack is in the comments. Zee's method below did the trick! I used WinRAR. Thank's Zee!
@QMan1234red
3 жыл бұрын
this worked for me. so I had this issue from a folder I downloaded from google drive. It was a folder I put there that had some pictures, and Ive had this happen before when downloading a bunch is .zip folders from google before. does anyone know why this happens? it really is annoying and doesnt seem to have an explanation.
@claudiogaal
4 жыл бұрын
dude thank you very much it worked first time!!!
@azureon2767
3 жыл бұрын
It doesn't pop up in the list SOMEOMEOEONEOEONEO HELP
@user-sk7ys5nb8b
6 жыл бұрын
my cmd no show name for the folder pls help
@nonielon
4 жыл бұрын
wow this guide is very useful thank you so much
@praestigium
4 жыл бұрын
worked easily. Many thanks
@mooshaa2009
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Bro you are A real genius
@dipendrabhushan9283
4 жыл бұрын
i got access is denied
@brianmajestic4431
5 жыл бұрын
Worked for one of my folders that Zach's fix didn't work on. thanks!
@jke6452
5 жыл бұрын
worked for me!!! thank you so much. this video really helped
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