Get error message when trying to delete a empty directory

Run chkdsk. Then see if you can delete the folder (directory)

You could try using the rd command in command prompt, but be careful. If you use it wrong, you can lose important files.

Command as follows:

rd "C:\documents and settings\username\emptyfolder" (this is just an example. Make sure you have the correct path)

If you are not sure, don't use the command.

Good Luck!!!

Try deleting it in safe mode.

Some empty folders will not delete, for example I have C:\Program Files\XEROX\NWWIA that will not delete, says it is being used by another program, although both it and the Xerox folder are empty and there is no reference to it in the registry. I never figured out why, but it does no harm leaving it.

jrowland,

When using DOS-like commands for long names, truncate the name to the first six characters and pad it with ~1, to "conform" to the DOS convention of 8.3 file names. Program Files would be entered as progra~1.