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Can you attach a screen shot with the full path? &nbsp;Often times folder name length will cause issues like this. &nbsp;The length cannot exceed 254 characters, including all parent folders. &nbsp;Also, can you create / delete files within the empty folder you are trying to delete?<br />

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Can you attach a screen shot with the full path?  Often times folder name length will cause issues like this.  The length cannot exceed 254 characters, including all parent folders.  Also, can you create / delete files within the empty folder you are trying to delete?


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the folder names are fairly short. &nbsp; The longest folder is about 20 characters and the folder structure is only 5 deep. &nbsp;I can create and delete both files and folder from this folder. &nbsp;I just can't delete.
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the folder names are fairly short.   The longest folder is about 20 characters and the folder structure is only 5 deep.  I can create and delete both files and folder from this folder.  I just can't delete.

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I have folder on our Windows 2003 server that I am unable to delete or change the security settings. &nbsp;I have also tried taking ownship (using a domain admin account) without any luck. &nbsp;There is nothing in the folder. I just want to delete it so our backup job will stop generating an error.
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I have folder on our Windows 2003 server that I am unable to delete or change the security settings.  I have also tried taking ownship (using a domain admin account) without any luck.  There is nothing in the folder. I just want to delete it so our backup job will stop generating an error.

Corrupt folder in Windows 2003

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).