To large files names

[joeeeeee_the_1st]

Hi,

When I tried to make a Steam Backup on my PC, It made a file with a to long name. I now can not move or delete the folder. Does anyone know what to do?

 

Thanks

 

- Joe 

[helping]

Erm, copy the name, save it to a stickynote, rename folder.

 

Change name back to ridiculously long name saved on stickynote if you need it?

[T.Vengeance]

Does pressing F2 after selecting the file help?

[squirrl]

rename the folder...

[Guest]

delete it in powershell??/

 

go to start type powershell

open the normal one as administrator

then go to the directory

to do this

type cd C:\<file direcotry>

type dir find file name

then type rmdir <file name>

u need " " around the name cuz it has spaces

[Guest]

rename the folder...

 

Erm, copy the name, save it to a stickynote, rename folder.

 

Change name back to ridiculously long name saved on stickynote if you need it?

 

 

as you can see he cant rename the folder =/

[joeeeeee_the_1st]

Please help me. I do not need to keep the file just remove it.

[T.Vengeance]

Please help me. I do not need to keep the file just remove it.

Did you try what @kushal171 said?

[joeeeeee_the_1st]

Could you please type each line out for me.

I tried it and I think I did it wrong.

 

Thanks

[Guest]

Could you please type each line out for me.

I tried it and I think I did it wrong.

 

Thanks

 

ok i assume you opened powershell as admin

 

im making up a file destination because i dont know where you saved your file

 

cd "C:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps"

 

now this should go to the steam apps folder inside of the steam folder

 

i will type dir which means directory and basically it will list all the files/folders in the folder you are currently in

 

lets say i wanted to delete my steam username "kushal171"

 

now after finding the target i will type rdmdir "kushal171" (include the quotes because your folder has spaces in it)

 

should delete the file =D

[joeeeeee_the_1st]

This is where the file is saved, Please write it at as it still does not work

 

Thanks

[Guest]

oh thats a new volume/partition looks like you can go into disk management

 

press start >right click computer> click manage.> open the disk management

 

right click on which ever one is E delete volume

 

if there is stuff u want move it or back it up

 

then when it is an unallocated "something" r click and make a new simple volume

[juretrn]

shift-delete, it won't go to Trash, but it will be instantly deleted. 

[mgsstar]

shift-delete, it won't go to Trash, but it will be instantly deleted. 

+1 on this. If none of these things work, go to linux using a live cd and delete it.

[Ethnod]

+1 on this. If none of these things work, go to linux using a live cd and delete it.

 

You can to go ubuntu (instructions here) or another website and download a disk, burn it and run and use the OS fully from the disk. That will allow you to delete the file no issues