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I would first start with a reboot of the host, and then check the folder.<br />
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Is the folder in use?
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I would first start with a reboot of the host, and then check the folder.

Is the folder in use?

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It always seems to come down to rebooting the host but that is not easily done, this device is remote and there is no KVM for me to hook into. &nbsp;The folder should not be in use, the VM that was associated with it has been removed. &nbsp;Is there no way to force the folder to be unlocked and deleted even from the command line?
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It always seems to come down to rebooting the host but that is not easily done, this device is remote and there is no KVM for me to hook into.  The folder should not be in use, the VM that was associated with it has been removed.  Is there no way to force the folder to be unlocked and deleted even from the command line?

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Ok, reboot it is. &nbsp;Thanks Andrew!
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Hello Experts - I'm having problems deleting a folder on a datastore. &nbsp;Its a Veeam replica of my exchange server. &nbsp; The replications keep failing and support asked me to start over with a reseed of the replication. &nbsp;When trying to delete the existing VM folder I get the following error for the folder and all files inside:<br />
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Any ideas on how I can get this folder deleted so I can setup a new replica?
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Hello Experts - I'm having problems deleting a folder on a datastore.  Its a Veeam replica of my exchange server.   The replications keep failing and support asked me to start over with a reseed of the replication.  When trying to delete the existing VM folder I get the following error for the folder and all files inside:



Any ideas on how I can get this folder deleted so I can setup a new replica?

Can't delete folder/files on ESX 4.1 host

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