I am using Windows 10 and am unable to delete some folders. I have tried restarting / refreshing but it doesnt work.
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How could you create those files in the first place? Windows don't allow backslash in file names. – user202729 Dec 07 '18 at 12:52
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i think they were created in linux when i lent the harddisk to a friend. so I should use linux to delete those folders ? Im not sure though. Its my only guess – Kong Dec 07 '18 at 12:55
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1Possible duplicate of [How to force Windows to rename a file with a special character?](https://superuser.com/questions/31587/how-to-force-windows-to-rename-a-file-with-a-special-character) – Kamil Maciorowski Dec 07 '18 at 12:56
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1Possible duplicate of [How to delete a file that contains a backslash in the name under Windows 7?](https://superuser.com/questions/409424/how-to-delete-a-file-that-contains-a-backslash-in-the-name-under-windows-7) – user202729 Dec 07 '18 at 12:56
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Not only are \ not allowed in a name, a file with . in front of the \ won't work either, because that would indicaute, current folder\... so it is missing the folder because of that. Yes a linux cd is needed here. – LPChip Dec 07 '18 at 14:51
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You might be able to remove the jaad folder using `rd /d jaad` from the commandline, to remove jaad and everything inside. Then recreate the folder jaad if you want to have that folder again. – LPChip Dec 07 '18 at 14:52

