(Solved) - help renaming after ALT+255

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(Solved) - help renaming after ALT+255

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Started 11 months ago by mandie622
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mandie622

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I reviewed the tip on how to restore folder name after using alt+255, but I can't get it to work. I want to delete the folder, or rename the folder, and can';t do either. Can someone plaese help.. thank you

Posted 11 months ago #

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michael

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ALT + 255 is a hidden character and cannot be deleted by Windows Explorer. Let's just say your folder is in your C drive. To delete it do this:

Open Start Orb
Type 'cmd' (without quotes) and then (in this order) press and hold Ctrl, Shift and Enter to get the Admin prompt.

Once there type:

CD C:\
RMDIR C:\ProtectedFolder

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Mike

Posted 10 months ago #

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The Geek

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Actually all you need to do is open a regular command prompt, and then type something similar to this, adjusting the path if necessary:

rmdir "c:\Alt+255"

You'll actually need to use the keypad on your keyboard to type in the 255 part of that. You also want to use the quotes there because some of the commands don't work without that.

Posted 10 months ago #

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mandie622

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well neither of those options worked. There is nothing in the folder, I just want to remove it but I can't access it from the command prompt I can get to any other folder but just not this one, even doing the alt+255 on the keypad.

Posted 10 months ago #

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jd2066

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Did you get an error that said something like the following when you tried removing it in the command prompt?
"The syntax of the command is incorrect."
"The system cannot find the file specified."

Posted 10 months ago #

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