Windows 7 delete folder called ‘prn’

windowswindows 7

Hi ya'll I have a folder on my desktop called 'prn' and when I try to delete it, I get this message "this is no longer located in C:\Users\username\Desktop Verify the item's location and try again."

I open my command prompt and tried to get to that folder and this message comes up 'The system cannot find the path specified'

How do I delete this folder?

Best Answer

PRN is a reserved name, so to delete you must use the UNC, (in command prompt)

C:\>rd \\.\<drive letter>:\<dir>

Example:

rd \\.\c:\john\desktop\prn

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