Windows 10: Directory name invalid, previous solutions not working.

I try to play DVDs, it consistently says "D:\ The directory name is not valid." I've tried disabling and re-enabling both the ROM, and also the IDE ATA channels, as well as uninstalling and restarting. I've also tried updating my drivers but apparently they're up to date - though apparently dated from 2006 so, I'm doubtful of that. I'm totally computer illiterate, I've no idea how to force a driver update or where I'd find it. I've seen mention of switching SATA ports, again absolutely no clue, that's all foreign to me.I mean I could just keep ejecting the disc upwards of, on average, 70 times

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The Directory Name Is Invalid

OK, here's my situation. I have a Western Digital (WD) My Passport Ultra external USB hard drive. I use this as a media drive on my WD TV Live Plus media player. For some unknown reason, the media player will sometimes corrupt files on the My Passport drive. The net effect is that a file is somehow changed into a directory.

The problem is when I attempted to delete/remove the corrupted file/directory, I receive a 'The directory name is invalid.' error.

I've tried the following:

• Run chkdsk /f; no errors found.
• Run WD Drive Utilities diagnostics; no errors found.
• Checked dir /x looking for an 8.3 filename; no luck.
• Taken ownership of the directory; no luck.
• Tried a few file unlocker utilities; no luck (not reported as locked and delete fails).
• Even tried an NTFS disk editor; no luck.

I've spent the last three hours googling a solution. Nothing!

Anyone else ever encountered something similar and found a solution?

 

The directory name is invalid

Hi David,

Since you have rebuilt your computer, it may have made some changes or installed some updates that might be causing the error message "G: \The directory name is invalid". However, let's check if there is a device that you can remove in Safely Remove Hardware
utility. Follow these steps to access the utility:

• Press the Windows icon + R on your keyboard.
• Copy and paste this 'RunDll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL hotplug.dll".
• Remove any device that you'll see in the utility.
• Restart your computer, then observe if the issue will occur again.

We're looking forward to your feedback.

 

The directory name is invalid ?

Does anyone know the solution for the error 'The directory name is invalid '? I get this error whenever I put a cd or dvd in the cd/dvd rom drive.