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Alt + 255 : Terror for Folder Name in Vista


arvind_kumar

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Hi Vista Users, :hello:

I would like to know that why the the terror of this folder reation by Alt + 255 is coming in vista. I make a New Folder and then named it invisble by pressing "Alt + 255".

Now I'm in trouble that it is not being deleted.

Following is not performed on it:

1. Deletion

2. Copy 'n' Paste

3. Rename

I also tried to delete or rename via Cmd in admin mode but not geting solution. Try to solve...

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I rights click "New" > "WinRAR Archive" and dragged the " " (nameless) folder into it and selected "Delete files after archiving".... that got rid of the folder.

Edited by LegoLiam™
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Open cmd and navigate to folder

and type

rd "< press ALT+255 >"

it looks like this

rd " "

hit enter and your folder will be removed permanently !

:D

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I rights click "New" > "WinRAR Archive" and dragged the " " (nameless) folder into it and selected "Delete files after archiving".... that got rid of the folder.

Thanx it's worked......

but if anybody don't hv rar or else then how toget rid of it???

U solved 1 prob of deletion only...

what about Rename, copy 'n' paste.

Edited by arvind_kumar
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Open cmd and navigate to folder

and type

rd "< press ALT+255 >"

it looks like this

rd " "

hit enter and your folder will be removed permanently !

:D

Worked for me, thx... you have to have the quotation marks

Edited by LegoLiam™
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Well ALT+255 isn't NULL or SPACE... its the command for DELETE. So if you are having problems naming folders with the delete command, try using something else maybe? Windows really isn't designed to handle folders where their names are system commands.

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I hav tried and it works like a charm....

both quote contains a single space made by pressing ALT+255 key.

Ya, it's working i just missed quotes....

Thanx

Open cmd and navigate to folder

and type

rd "< press ALT+255 >"

it looks like this

rd " "

hit enter and your folder will be removed permanently !

:D

Worked for me, thx... you have to have the quotation marks

Yea....good to see...it works for you also.. :)

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Open cmd and navigate to folder

and type

rd "< press ALT+255 >"

it looks like this

rd " "

hit enter and your folder will be removed permanently !

:D

If u want to rename the folder please follow the steps

move "<press ALT+255>" Your File name whatever it is

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I rights click "New" > "WinRAR Archive" and dragged the " " (nameless) folder into it and selected "Delete files after archiving".... that got rid of the folder.

Thanx it's worked......

but if anybody don't hv rar or else then how toget rid of it???

U solved 1 prob of deletion only...

what about Rename, copy 'n' paste.

If u want to rename the folder please follow the steps

Open cmd and navigate to folder

and type

move "< press ALT+255 >" your File name whatever it is

it looks like this

move " " MSFN

hit enter and your folder will be renamed to MSFN :thumbup

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