Windows 10: how to delete a folder but not the files in a folder?

Discus and support how to delete a folder but not the files in a folder? in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; I have a folder full of subfolders which themselves are full of subfolders with images, I want to delete the folders themselves but keep the images.... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by TheGoldenBoy2188, Oct 19, 2022.

  1. THEGOLDENBOY2188
    TheGoldenBoy2188 Win User

    how to delete a folder but not the files in a folder?


    I have a folder full of subfolders which themselves are full of subfolders with images, I want to delete the folders themselves but keep the images. I've been trying to use the search:*kindhow to delete a folder but not the files in a folder? :picture tool to do it but there are so many images that file explorer keeps crashing when I try to copy them. So I'm trying this way. Or is there maybe a way to quickly extract the files?

    :)
     
    TheGoldenBoy2188, Oct 19, 2022
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  2. OLI_RAMSAY
    oli_ramsay Win User

    Trouble deleting a folder

    Thanks for the suggestion but it says "delete folder failed for E:\....." for each folder I try.

    *Confused how to delete a folder but not the files in a folder? :confused:

    Will I be forever stuck with these unnecessary folders? *Oh Well how to delete a folder but not the files in a folder? :eek:hwell:
     
    oli_ramsay, Oct 19, 2022
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  3. WOJTASRED
    WojtasRed Win User
    Hidden folders

    I installed `Kane and Lynch` on my PC twice in Program Files(x86) folder but I can`t find them (2 folders with game). But free space on my HDD is lower. So there`re those folders on my hdd. I use option `unhide` hidden folders but still can`t find them. Any suggestions? How can i delete those hidden folders?

    When I run istallation for this game I can see those folders in Program Files(x86) folde.

    I`m using Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit.
     
    WojtasRed, Oct 19, 2022
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  4. LYNDONGUITAR
    lyndonguitar Win User

    how to delete a folder but not the files in a folder?

    0 byte folder cannot be deleted Problem

    I have a 0 byte folder and I can't delete it. I'm using win 7 64 bit.
    please help *Cry :cry:

    It says access denied when trying, please login as admin blah blah msgs....

    I've searched the net for hours, Trying unlocker, fileassassin, and all other 'file deleter' programs out there. tried on safe mode, tried the cmd commands, even in cmd it says access denied, tried the closing explorer.exe and doing the command. I tried changing permissions and atrributes and it says you do not have permission to view or edit this objects permission settings. I logged in as the Administrator and still no hope.

    the folder originally contained all my movies but since then i moved(using the move command) all of them someplace else(on another hdd) and I thought it was gone but the folder is still there, 0 bytes. It was shared when i deleted it and still appeared on the shared folders list but inaccessible coz it was already deleted so i 'unshared' the folder from the shared folders list. and so the problem began. the folder is still there and it is undeletable

    One surefire way to do it without deleting my files is copying all other files to another HDD and reformat it and copy it back again but my hdd is currently contains 1 tb out of 1.36 and i dont have any hdds with that free space to use.

    ALSO I CAN'T OPEN THE FOLDER it says

    Location is not available

    'directory' is not accessible.
    Access is Denied.

    i think its more of a windows glitch than a virus problem

    help??? *Frown how to delete a folder but not the files in a folder? :(
     
    lyndonguitar, Oct 19, 2022
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