File Manager Cannot Modify File/Directory Names Containing "?"
ID: Q103698
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11
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Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11
SUMMARY
Microsoft Windows File Manager is unable to make any modifications (rename,
change attributes, delete, move, and so forth) to a file or directory name
that has a question mark (?) as the first character.
NOTE: Microsoft Undelete for Windows, which ships with MS-DOS 6.0 inserts a
question mark for the first letter of an undeleted file if no letter is
given. This problem was corrected in MS-DOS version 6.2 and later.
WORKAROUND
You can rename or delete these files from an MS-DOS command prompt in
Windows. (For more information on the REN and DEL commands, refer to your
"Microsoft MS-DOS User's Guide.")
If you use Microsoft Undelete for Windows and a directory name has a ? as
the first character, do one of the following:
- Use a third-party disk editor to rename the directory.
- Format the drive to remove the directory name.
- Run the ScanDisk utility (which ships with MS-DOS 6.2). ScanDisk
locates these directory names and makes them valid directories when
all is complete.
Additional query words:
3.10 error winfil scan disk
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Version : WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
Platform : WINDOWS
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