Deleting files

John,
This sounds a little like the problem I am having. I have a PDF file in "My
Documents" and the name is extremly long. Adobe Reader says the name is
invalid. I am not able to to anything with it. Open. delete, rename. I
suspect that the combined name and path exceed the limit by a long way. I'm
not sure how to get to the path to rename or reduce. Any help would be
appreciated.

Dave at EMR

"John John" wrote:

> No. When you exceed the path length you can't do anything with the
> file. Also, sometimes these long paths are made by programs or tools
> than can create and traverse long paths and you can delete or move the
> file if you use the application that created the file.
>
> John
>
> Tony Luxton wrote:
> > Just a thought: could you cut and paste the file into (say) the root folder
> > and delete it from there?
> >
> > regards Tony.
> >
> >
>
 >> Stay informed about: Deleting files 

John,
This sounds a little like the problem I am having. I have a PDF file in "My
Documents" and the name is extremly long. Adobe Reader says the name is
invalid. I am not able to to anything with it. Open. delete, rename. I
suspect that the combined name and path exceed the limit by a long way. I'm
not sure how to get to the path to rename or reduce. Any help would be
appreciated.

Dave at EMR

"John John" wrote:

> No. When you exceed the path length you can't do anything with the
> file. Also, sometimes these long paths are made by programs or tools
> than can create and traverse long paths and you can delete or move the
> file if you use the application that created the file.
>
> John
>
> Tony Luxton wrote:
> > Just a thought: could you cut and paste the file into (say) the root folder
> > and delete it from there?
> >
> > regards Tony.
> >
> >
>
 >> Stay informed about: Deleting files 

John,
This sounds a little like the problem I am having. I have a PDF file in "My
Documents" and the name is extremly long. Adobe Reader says the name is
invalid. I am not able to to anything with it. Open. delete, rename. I
suspect that the combined name and path exceed the limit by a long way. I'm
not sure how to get to the path to rename or reduce. Any help would be
appreciated.

Dave at EMR

"John John" wrote:

> No. When you exceed the path length you can't do anything with the
> file. Also, sometimes these long paths are made by programs or tools
> than can create and traverse long paths and you can delete or move the
> file if you use the application that created the file.
>
> John
>
> Tony Luxton wrote:
> > Just a thought: could you cut and paste the file into (say) the root folder
> > and delete it from there?
> >
> > regards Tony.
> >
> >
>
 >> Stay informed about: Deleting files 

John,
This sounds a little like the problem I am having. I have a PDF file in "My
Documents" and the name is extremly long. Adobe Reader says the name is
invalid. I am not able to to anything with it. Open. delete, rename. I
suspect that the combined name and path exceed the limit by a long way. I'm
not sure how to get to the path to rename or reduce. Any help would be
appreciated.

Dave at EMR

"John John" wrote:

> No. When you exceed the path length you can't do anything with the
> file. Also, sometimes these long paths are made by programs or tools
> than can create and traverse long paths and you can delete or move the
> file if you use the application that created the file.
>
> John
>
> Tony Luxton wrote:
> > Just a thought: could you cut and paste the file into (say) the root folder
> > and delete it from there?
> >
> > regards Tony.
> >
> >
>
 >> Stay informed about: Deleting files 

John,
This sounds a little like the problem I am having. I have a PDF file in "My
Documents" and the name is extremly long. Adobe Reader says the name is
invalid. I am not able to to anything with it. Open. delete, rename. I
suspect that the combined name and path exceed the limit by a long way. I'm
not sure how to get to the path to rename or reduce. Any help would be
appreciated.

Dave at EMR

"John John" wrote:

> No. When you exceed the path length you can't do anything with the
> file. Also, sometimes these long paths are made by programs or tools
> than can create and traverse long paths and you can delete or move the
> file if you use the application that created the file.
>
> John
>
> Tony Luxton wrote:
> > Just a thought: could you cut and paste the file into (say) the root folder
> > and delete it from there?
> >
> > regards Tony.
> >
> >
>
 >> Stay informed about: Deleting files 

John,
This sounds a little like the problem I am having. I have a PDF file in "My
Documents" and the name is extremly long. Adobe Reader says the name is
invalid. I am not able to to anything with it. Open. delete, rename. I
suspect that the combined name and path exceed the limit by a long way. I'm
not sure how to get to the path to rename or reduce. Any help would be
appreciated.

Dave at EMR

"John John" wrote:

> No. When you exceed the path length you can't do anything with the
> file. Also, sometimes these long paths are made by programs or tools
> than can create and traverse long paths and you can delete or move the
> file if you use the application that created the file.
>
> John
>
> Tony Luxton wrote:
> > Just a thought: could you cut and paste the file into (say) the root folder
> > and delete it from there?
> >
> > regards Tony.
> >
> >
>
 >> Stay informed about: Deleting files 

John,
This sounds a little like the problem I am having. I have a PDF file in "My
Documents" and the name is extremly long. Adobe Reader says the name is
invalid. I am not able to to anything with it. Open. delete, rename. I
suspect that the combined name and path exceed the limit by a long way. I'm
not sure how to get to the path to rename or reduce. Any help would be
appreciated.

Dave at EMR

"John John" wrote:

> No. When you exceed the path length you can't do anything with the
> file. Also, sometimes these long paths are made by programs or tools
> than can create and traverse long paths and you can delete or move the
> file if you use the application that created the file.
>
> John
>
> Tony Luxton wrote:
> > Just a thought: could you cut and paste the file into (say) the root folder
> > and delete it from there?
> >
> > regards Tony.
> >
> >
>
 >> Stay informed about: Deleting files 

John,
This sounds a little like the problem I am having. I have a PDF file in "My
Documents" and the name is extremly long. Adobe Reader says the name is
invalid. I am not able to to anything with it. Open. delete, rename. I
suspect that the combined name and path exceed the limit by a long way. I'm
not sure how to get to the path to rename or reduce. Any help would be
appreciated.

Dave at EMR

"John John" wrote:

> No. When you exceed the path length you can't do anything with the
> file. Also, sometimes these long paths are made by programs or tools
> than can create and traverse long paths and you can delete or move the
> file if you use the application that created the file.
>
> John
>
> Tony Luxton wrote:
> > Just a thought: could you cut and paste the file into (say) the root folder
> > and delete it from there?
> >
> > regards Tony.
> >
> >
>
 >> Stay informed about: Deleting files 

John,
This sounds a little like the problem I am having. I have a PDF file in "My
Documents" and the name is extremly long. Adobe Reader says the name is
invalid. I am not able to to anything with it. Open. delete, rename. I
suspect that the combined name and path exceed the limit by a long way. I'm
not sure how to get to the path to rename or reduce. Any help would be
appreciated.

Dave at EMR

"John John" wrote:

> No. When you exceed the path length you can't do anything with the
> file. Also, sometimes these long paths are made by programs or tools
> than can create and traverse long paths and you can delete or move the
> file if you use the application that created the file.
>
> John
>
> Tony Luxton wrote:
> > Just a thought: could you cut and paste the file into (say) the root folder
> > and delete it from there?
> >
> > regards Tony.
> >
> >
>
 >> Stay informed about: Deleting files 

John,
This sounds a little like the problem I am having. I have a PDF file in "My
Documents" and the name is extremly long. Adobe Reader says the name is
invalid. I am not able to to anything with it. Open. delete, rename. I
suspect that the combined name and path exceed the limit by a long way. I'm
not sure how to get to the path to rename or reduce. Any help would be
appreciated.

Dave at EMR

"John John" wrote:

> No. When you exceed the path length you can't do anything with the
> file. Also, sometimes these long paths are made by programs or tools
> than can create and traverse long paths and you can delete or move the
> file if you use the application that created the file.
>
> John
>
> Tony Luxton wrote:
> > Just a thought: could you cut and paste the file into (say) the root folder
> > and delete it from there?
> >
> > regards Tony.
> >
> >
>
 >> Stay informed about: Deleting files 

You can try substituting the long path with a drive letter and see if it
shortens it enough to then be able to delete the file. From a Command
Prompt use the subst command, for example:

subst x: C:"\Documents and Settings\Your Username\My Documents"

will substitute the folder path to virtual drive x. You have to use the
"quotation marks as above" when spaces are present in the path or else
the command will fail. After you run the command you should then be
able to try to delete the file from the new drive x, it may have shorten
the path just enough to permit you to delete the file. Once done you
can just delete the substituted drive, that will not delete your folder,
it will only remove the virtual drive associated to the folder. To
delete the drive, once again at the Command Prompt do:

subst x: /d

For help on the command do: subst /?

If that doesn't work you can try using the del command with short file
names. Post again if you need more help.

John

Dave at EMR wrote:

> John,
> This sounds a little like the problem I am having. I have a PDF file in "My
> Documents" and the name is extremly long. Adobe Reader says the name is
> invalid. I am not able to to anything with it. Open. delete, rename. I
> suspect that the combined name and path exceed the limit by a long way. I'm
> not sure how to get to the path to rename or reduce. Any help would be
> appreciated.
>
> Dave at EMR
>
> "John John" wrote:
>
>
>>No. When you exceed the path length you can't do anything with the
>>file. Also, sometimes these long paths are made by programs or tools
>>than can create and traverse long paths and you can delete or move the
>>file if you use the application that created the file.
>>
>>John
>>
>>Tony Luxton wrote:
>>
>>>Just a thought: could you cut and paste the file into (say) the root folder
>>>and delete it from there?
>>>
>>>regards Tony.
>>>
>>>
>>
 >> Stay informed about: Deleting files 

You can try substituting the long path with a drive letter and see if it
shortens it enough to then be able to delete the file. From a Command
Prompt use the subst command, for example:

subst x: C:"\Documents and Settings\Your Username\My Documents"

will substitute the folder path to virtual drive x. You have to use the
"quotation marks as above" when spaces are present in the path or else
the command will fail. After you run the command you should then be
able to try to delete the file from the new drive x, it may have shorten
the path just enough to permit you to delete the file. Once done you
can just delete the substituted drive, that will not delete your folder,
it will only remove the virtual drive associated to the folder. To
delete the drive, once again at the Command Prompt do:

subst x: /d

For help on the command do: subst /?

If that doesn't work you can try using the del command with short file
names. Post again if you need more help.

John

Dave at EMR wrote:

> John,
> This sounds a little like the problem I am having. I have a PDF file in "My
> Documents" and the name is extremly long. Adobe Reader says the name is
> invalid. I am not able to to anything with it. Open. delete, rename. I
> suspect that the combined name and path exceed the limit by a long way. I'm
> not sure how to get to the path to rename or reduce. Any help would be
> appreciated.
>
> Dave at EMR
>
> "John John" wrote:
>
>
>>No. When you exceed the path length you can't do anything with the
>>file. Also, sometimes these long paths are made by programs or tools
>>than can create and traverse long paths and you can delete or move the
>>file if you use the application that created the file.
>>
>>John
>>
>>Tony Luxton wrote:
>>
>>>Just a thought: could you cut and paste the file into (say) the root folder
>>>and delete it from there?
>>>
>>>regards Tony.
>>>
>>>
>>
 >> Stay informed about: Deleting files 

You can try substituting the long path with a drive letter and see if it
shortens it enough to then be able to delete the file. From a Command
Prompt use the subst command, for example:

subst x: C:"\Documents and Settings\Your Username\My Documents"

will substitute the folder path to virtual drive x. You have to use the
"quotation marks as above" when spaces are present in the path or else
the command will fail. After you run the command you should then be
able to try to delete the file from the new drive x, it may have shorten
the path just enough to permit you to delete the file. Once done you
can just delete the substituted drive, that will not delete your folder,
it will only remove the virtual drive associated to the folder. To
delete the drive, once again at the Command Prompt do:

subst x: /d

For help on the command do: subst /?

If that doesn't work you can try using the del command with short file
names. Post again if you need more help.

John

Dave at EMR wrote:

> John,
> This sounds a little like the problem I am having. I have a PDF file in "My
> Documents" and the name is extremly long. Adobe Reader says the name is
> invalid. I am not able to to anything with it. Open. delete, rename. I
> suspect that the combined name and path exceed the limit by a long way. I'm
> not sure how to get to the path to rename or reduce. Any help would be
> appreciated.
>
> Dave at EMR
>
> "John John" wrote:
>
>
>>No. When you exceed the path length you can't do anything with the
>>file. Also, sometimes these long paths are made by programs or tools
>>than can create and traverse long paths and you can delete or move the
>>file if you use the application that created the file.
>>
>>John
>>
>>Tony Luxton wrote:
>>
>>>Just a thought: could you cut and paste the file into (say) the root folder
>>>and delete it from there?
>>>
>>>regards Tony.
>>>
>>>
>>
 >> Stay informed about: Deleting files