PopPeeper leaves folders that cannot be deleted
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2016 11:12 am
My system is Windows 7 Pro
I have some old PopPeeper data folders that cannot be deleted. There are no files in these folders.
i.e.
c:\netdat\PopPeeper\1 xx-xx@habc.net
c:\netdat\PopPeeper\1 xxxxxx-xx@habc.net
When I try to delete the folder, Windows Explorer says 'Could not find the item'
It will let me rename the parent folder (PopPeeper) but not '1 xx-xx@habc.net'
I originally created c:\netdat\popPeeper and specified this as the DataPath in PopPeeper Options-Storage
PopPeeper created the subfolders
No matter what I do, other than accessing the drive in Linux, I cannot delete these folders.
I have changed the PopPeeper data path to a different drive and re-booted. These folders can still not be deleted.
I have checked their properties and they are not Read Only.
My backup program has backed them up to an external backup hard drive and they cannot be deleted from the backup either. The only way I have been able to get rid of them is by formatting the drive.
No other programs that I use create folders that I cannot delete.
Any ideas?
I have some old PopPeeper data folders that cannot be deleted. There are no files in these folders.
i.e.
c:\netdat\PopPeeper\1 xx-xx@habc.net
c:\netdat\PopPeeper\1 xxxxxx-xx@habc.net
When I try to delete the folder, Windows Explorer says 'Could not find the item'
It will let me rename the parent folder (PopPeeper) but not '1 xx-xx@habc.net'
I originally created c:\netdat\popPeeper and specified this as the DataPath in PopPeeper Options-Storage
PopPeeper created the subfolders
No matter what I do, other than accessing the drive in Linux, I cannot delete these folders.
I have changed the PopPeeper data path to a different drive and re-booted. These folders can still not be deleted.
I have checked their properties and they are not Read Only.
My backup program has backed them up to an external backup hard drive and they cannot be deleted from the backup either. The only way I have been able to get rid of them is by formatting the drive.
No other programs that I use create folders that I cannot delete.
Any ideas?