Delete file name invalid too long

Comments Mehdi S said on August 15, at pm. Martin said on August 15, at pm. I do not think that Unlocker can help in this case. Mehdi S said on August 16, at pm.

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Unlocker dose work. I use it in the field for this exact problem. Mike said on August 15, at pm. Rarst said on August 15, at pm. I use batch script that recursively destroys folder tree with robocopy. Hysterian said on August 15, at pm. Will said on August 16, at am. Works fine for me every time I come access this mess. So I too vote for unlocker. Of course Microsoft should just fix the bug in the first place!!

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How-To Geek is where you turn when you want experts to explain technology. Find the path of the file with the filename that is too long to delete. Step 2: Open 7-zip or winrar. Step 3: You can now delete the file in file explorer. Rockn Jul 21, at pm. Can't you just right click and rename? Just curious. Scott Jul 28, at am. Specify a different file name. I'm not aware of any other methods to delete a file.

I've tried MS Process explorer to see if these files are in use somehow, but the search turns up nothing The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect. Was this reply helpful?

Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. Thanks for the answer. Still open to suggestions It didn't Of course, this is what happened: "The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect. Preferably free or trial, but this is getting annoying enough for me to buy one if I'm sure it'll work!

Oh, well.