sally91
19th July 2012 11:31 UTC

Long path- and filenames - RMDir /r does not work
Hello all

I build an installer for unzip a bunch of files. So a complete directory of Virgo (a Tomcat with OSGi support) comes with the installation.

The uninstaller works fine (RMDir /r) if I did not started the Virgo server.

If I made a Virgo run, the uninstaller (RMDir /r) can't remove the "work" directory of them. It also sucks with the /REBOOTOK flag. After reboot the folder still survives. I'm sure: after reboot does nobody hold a lock on this folder.

If I use cmd32 and remdir /S/Q (after reboot) it prints a "these dir is not emtpy". After entering a 2nd or 2rd time, the folder will deleted.

In the work folder are a lot of subdirectories and long file- and pathnames. I guess that causes the malfunction of RMDir /r.

Is there an other way to delete all?

Thank you ahead a lot :)

Sally

T.Slappy
19th July 2012 15:47 UTC

Maybe there is some process (Virgo server) still working with that directory?
After some time the process ends and handles are released.

sally91
19th July 2012 15:58 UTC

Yes,
that's a logic idea, but no. After reboot this folder stands alone without any access.

Thx anyway :)

raisanelly
17th December 2012 17:20 UTC

long path
Try "Long Path Tool"

rockybart
20th January 2013 07:10 UTC

I have downloaded Long Path Tool and it helped me a lot .