The names of the source files are larger than is supported by the file system. Try to move to a location that has a shorter path name, or try renaming to name more short (s) before performing this operation.

OK, so I don't know how it happened, but for some reason I have this folder on my external hard drive, that whenever I try to delete it, I get this error: http://i45.tinypic.com/1h6o7b.jpg
Now, after receiving this error, I tried the obvious thing to do, rename the folder and try to delete it again, only to have the opposite effect on me. For some reason whenever I have any rename the folder it automatically creates another folder in the newly renamed folder. As you can tell by the small bar of directory at the top of the screen shot I tried to rename the folder repeatedly. So now I'm stuck with a bunch of files without value with nothing in it at all without being able to delete them. If I rename the folders, then when I get to the end it is what seems to be a folder but when I right click on it I have virtually no options as http://i46.tinypic.com/34xlzf9.jpg seen. This is really driving me crazy that I want to keep my files organized, so does anyone have any ideas what I could do? This is someone who has exactly the same problem I have the link at the bottom here. I tried to shift + delete to bypass the trash can and the last file on a network drive mapping.

http://www.SevenForums.com/general-discussion/52235-filename-extension-too-long.html

See this thread: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/forums/en-us/vistafiles/thread/438A20A7-A964-4325-B755-8B5D75DDD15B

FileASSASSIN only works on real records and not records so that did not work and Unlocker did nothing.

Any help is really appreciated.

Thanks for the tip, but I failed to mention my disk external drive has been encrypted with TrueCrypt, so I was lying to even access the drive in safe mode. I did, however, eventually solve my problem of a Ubuntu LiveCD boot and mount my disk in it and remove it that way.

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