Path: utzoo!yunexus!geac!syntron!jtsv16!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!ames!amdahl!pacbell!att!mtuxo!mtgzz!drutx!druhi!prime From: prime@druhi.ATT.COM (Anthony Davis) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Need help removing directory ! Summary: look for hidden files in the directory! Keywords: RMDIR Message-ID: <3396@druhi.ATT.COM> Date: 18 Aug 88 14:20:58 GMT Article-I.D.: druhi.3396 References: <1027@pc.ecn.purdue.edu> Organization: AT&T, Denver, CO Lines: 21 In article <1027@pc.ecn.purdue.edu>, jmoore@pc.ecn.purdue.edu (James D Moore) writes: > I have recently run into a problem I cannot figure out. Off of my > root directory I have a directory called "lisp". In trying to make > space the other day I decided to remove all of the files and the > directory. First I removed all of the files in the directory and > then I tried "rmdir lisp" when in the root. When I did this it gave > me a message telling me that the file could not be found or that > the directory was not empty or that path was incorrect. I tried > ....... > If someone could mail me the info on how to get the directory out > I would be very grateful. Try using a utility package(e.g., PCTOOLS or Norton Utils) to determine if there are any HIDDEN files in the directory. If so, un-hide them and delete them. Then remove your directory called "lisp". Good Luck!!! 8-) Tony Davis AT&T Bell Labs Denver, Co. druhi!prime