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Folder name has a space and I can't delete the folder

Anonymous
2024-07-04T14:22:36+00:00

I have a folder that I want to delete from my PC but the computer says it can't find the folder and when i tried to delete such folder using the SHIFT+DELETE, didn't work, using CMD command I can't force the delete due to having a space, please help! I don't know what else Ican try
ps: I already deleted every file on the folder the problem is the folder itself.

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  1. Les Ferch 10,326 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2024-07-07T04:51:48+00:00

    Try this:

    1. Shift-right-click the folder name in Explorer and select Copy as path.
    2. Open a Cmd window (⊞-R cmd).
    3. Enter *rd /s /q \?* and then right-click to paste in the copied path. The result should look something like this:

    rd /s /q \?"C:\some folder" 4. Press Enter to delete the folder.

    Note: In Windows 11, Copy as path is also available with just a right-click (i.e. shift not needed).

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  1. Sakiko 38,790 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-07-04T14:55:40+00:00

    Hello, I'm here to help.

    Please try including the path in double quotes [""] on the command line, does this work?

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