Cannot remove a folder on my desktop without name - please help!
Hi - I accidentally renamed a folder using the 'Alt + 255"character invisible. I forgot I was renaming a real folder on my desktop and not a shortcut to a folder. In fact, what I actually renamed it as "Alt + 255 (x 7)", i.e. of 7 invisible characters.
In any case, I want to delete the folder now. It is empty because I moved everything out of it. But I can not remove it- either by dragging it to the trash, or by right-clicking and then clicking 'delete', or by opening the desktop folder in Windows Explorer and remove in there. It will not just delete, no matter how I try.
By browsing on the internet tells me I should be able to remove it by using the command line, but I can't figure out how.
Please help me because these small things really annoy me! My system is Windows Vista Home Premium.
Try this:
1. click on Start > all programs > Accessories > command prompt to open a command prompt window.
2. type cd desktop and press enter .
3 copy this command into the Windows Clipboard:
for /d %d in (*) do rmdir /s "%d".
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