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Re: Error 0x80070091: The directory is not empty
Chris;2842460 Wrote:
> I am receiving the error message in the subject line when I try to
> clear
> the Adobe Reader 8.0 folder. I was having problems with Adobe
> starting
> correctly and attempted to delete the folder. I decided to run the
> chkdsk
> and Vista said it would schedule to run it at the next reboot. This
> did not
> occur so I started Vista at the command line and ran chkdsk. It said
> there
> was an error but would not fix it stating my hard drive was read-only.
> The
> message said it would run it at the next reboot and again it did not
> occur.
> I need to get this problem resolved and would like to know why Vista
> will not
> allow me to run chkdsk.
I have had this error as well, exactly the same, only it wasn't just
with Adobe folders (there was this one recursive Adobe-related directory
that just kept going "application data\application data\application
data\..."); a Cookies folder as well as my My Pictures, My Music, and My
Videos folders (generated inside my "Documents" folder for some reason,
not the default ones in "C:\Users\[whatever]\") also would not delete.
Actually, I was not trying to delete these originals; I had written a
batch script utilizing ROBOCOPY that copied huge but specific categories
of files, and I wanted to delete those copies. (If you don't know what
all that is, just ignore that last sentence, it's not apparently
relevant.) Anyways, my first reaction was to run CHKDSK, and of course
it can't run on the mounted (active Windows) primary partition while
Windows is running. But, as thousands of people have reported, it simply
never ran on startup, despite the registry keys that govern it being
correct, and the AUTOCHK.EXE file being intact. I had to use Vista's
Startup Repair option (not available on some OEM versions / factory
installed machines) by holding F8 during the first boot stages and run
the command line from there, where I was able to unmount the C: drive
and finally scan my hard disk. Alas, that did NOT repair my corrupt
files, even after multiple runs, and I was left using the RD command
(Remove Directory) with /s to delete everything that I could but
abandoning the corrupt files.
So, I recommend running CHKDSK by pressing/holding F8 during startup,
selecting the Startup Repair option, allowing that to load, and choosing
the command prompt option at the menu. You'll first have to navigate to
the C: partition (instead of the virtual X: drive) by simply typing C:
at the prompt. Type "chkdsk /r" (without quotes) and press "Y" when it
asks you if you want to dismount the C: drive, and let it run to
completion. Sometimes, it takes multiple iterations in order to fix some
things, so feel free to run it again once more.
Finally, you may not be able to delete those pesky corrupted files for
now without a more hard-core utility (I have yet to find one that
fixes/deletes folders, only ones that rewrite or zero files and then
delete them), but you might be able to rename them (for me, directories
were the problem, not individual files, so it wouldn't work). To get rid
of entire directory trees, but unfortunately leave the corrupt parts,
type RD "folder name you want to get rid of" /S and wait for a bit.
It'll list the files/folders that weren't able to be deleted as it comes
across them.
If anybody knows of a good way to force the deletion of entire
directories, let me know. I can write my own code to forcibly fill a
file's memory ranges with zeros and then tell the OS that they no longer
exist (file allocation tables and the like) but folders I don't know how
to do. Any ideas would be great.
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Chris;2842460 Wrote:
> I am receiving the error message in the subject line when I try to
> clear
> the Adobe Reader 8.0 folder. I was having problems with Adobe
> starting
> correctly and attempted to delete the folder. I decided to run the
> chkdsk
> and Vista said it would schedule to run it at the next reboot. This
> did not
> occur so I started Vista at the command line and ran chkdsk. It said
> there
> was an error but would not fix it stating my hard drive was read-only.
> The
> message said it would run it at the next reboot and again it did not
> occur.
> I need to get this problem resolved and would like to know why Vista
> will not
> allow me to run chkdsk.
I have had this error as well, exactly the same, only it wasn't just
with Adobe folders (there was this one recursive Adobe-related directory
that just kept going "application data\application data\application
data\..."); a Cookies folder as well as my My Pictures, My Music, and My
Videos folders (generated inside my "Documents" folder for some reason,
not the default ones in "C:\Users\[whatever]\") also would not delete.
Actually, I was not trying to delete these originals; I had written a
batch script utilizing ROBOCOPY that copied huge but specific categories
of files, and I wanted to delete those copies. (If you don't know what
all that is, just ignore that last sentence, it's not apparently
relevant.) Anyways, my first reaction was to run CHKDSK, and of course
it can't run on the mounted (active Windows) primary partition while
Windows is running. But, as thousands of people have reported, it simply
never ran on startup, despite the registry keys that govern it being
correct, and the AUTOCHK.EXE file being intact. I had to use Vista's
Startup Repair option (not available on some OEM versions / factory
installed machines) by holding F8 during the first boot stages and run
the command line from there, where I was able to unmount the C: drive
and finally scan my hard disk. Alas, that did NOT repair my corrupt
files, even after multiple runs, and I was left using the RD command
(Remove Directory) with /s to delete everything that I could but
abandoning the corrupt files.
So, I recommend running CHKDSK by pressing/holding F8 during startup,
selecting the Startup Repair option, allowing that to load, and choosing
the command prompt option at the menu. You'll first have to navigate to
the C: partition (instead of the virtual X: drive) by simply typing C:
at the prompt. Type "chkdsk /r" (without quotes) and press "Y" when it
asks you if you want to dismount the C: drive, and let it run to
completion. Sometimes, it takes multiple iterations in order to fix some
things, so feel free to run it again once more.
Finally, you may not be able to delete those pesky corrupted files for
now without a more hard-core utility (I have yet to find one that
fixes/deletes folders, only ones that rewrite or zero files and then
delete them), but you might be able to rename them (for me, directories
were the problem, not individual files, so it wouldn't work). To get rid
of entire directory trees, but unfortunately leave the corrupt parts,
type RD "folder name you want to get rid of" /S and wait for a bit.
It'll list the files/folders that weren't able to be deleted as it comes
across them.
If anybody knows of a good way to force the deletion of entire
directories, let me know. I can write my own code to forcibly fill a
file's memory ranges with zeros and then tell the OS that they no longer
exist (file allocation tables and the like) but folders I don't know how
to do. Any ideas would be great.
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