Microsoft KB Archive/187718

= Cannot Use DELTREE Command to Remove Folder in MS-DOS Mode =

Article ID: 187718

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 95

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This article was previously published under Q187718



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to use the DELTREE command to delete a folder with a path whose length exceeds 67 characters in MS-DOS mode, the folder may not be removed.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs because you can create a path length of up to 259 characters in Windows, but the MS-DOS-mode file system does not support a folder path length that exceeds 67 characters.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, delete the folder using Windows. For information about how to delete a folder using Windows, click Start, click Help, click the Index tab, type delete, and then double- click the "files or folders" topic.

If you are using Windows 98 double-click the "deleting files, folders" topic.

Additional query words: deltree.exe

Keywords: kbenv kbprb KB187718

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