Cannot delete folder .......... the directory is not empty

aj7877 · Joined: 08 Apr 2008 Posts: 1

Hi,

I am trying to sync 2 folders - one on my laptop and the other on my desktop. They are networked together.

I deleted and moved a heap of stuff from my PC and want ViceVersa to update this folder on my laptop but I get the following error:

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Cannot delete folder "\\Aj2\my documents\Business Stuff\Website\Oscommerce Pluggins\UltraPics_2.04\catalog\includes\modules\". The directory is not empty

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I've also tried to just back up the folder on my PC to the laptop but get the same error.

I have ticked "Include Subfolders". Currently I'm not using the archive option but would like to use this in the future.

Thanks in advance for any help!

TGRMN Software · Site Admin Joined: 10 Jan 2005 Posts: 8689

Hello

usually this error happens when ViceVersa needs to delete a folder in target or source to match the other side, but the folder is not empty becuase it contains excluded files. Is this the case?

thanks
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Guest · Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 1:41 am Post subject:

TGRMN Software · Site Admin Joined: 10 Jan 2005 Posts: 8689

Did you exclude any files in the ViceVersa profile using file filters? thanks
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Guest · Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:57 am Post subject:

No, there is nothing excluded.

TGRMN Software · Site Admin Joined: 10 Jan 2005 Posts: 8689

Can you try checking with Windows Explorer if there are files in the folder to be deleted and which files are those? thanks
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Guest · Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 11:37 am Post subject:

There are files in the folder to be deleted. It definitely hasn't deleted anything yet.

The files to be deleted are images, word docs, excel and normal folders. No system folders or anything like that.

Guest · Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:44 am Post subject:

ctrl-alt-delete (task manager), find explorer.exe, and end process.

File, New Task (Run...), and browse for the file or folder you want deleted, and right click and delete.

Press cancel, then File, New Task and type explorer.exe, the press enter.