How can I delete an undeletable diretory? (Access Denied, Max Path Len)

Question

I naively did this:
robocopy c:\Users D:\MIGRATION_BACKUP\Users /mir /mt /zb
It failed and I found a better way to backup Users. But I'm left with an undeleteable directory in D:\backup\users:
D:\MIGRATION_BACKUP\Users\All Users\Application Data\Application Data\Applicatio
n Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Appli
cation Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\
Application Data>dir /ah
 Volume in drive D is D_Drive
 Volume Serial Number is 3AC6-ACF4
 Directory of D:\MIGRATION_BACKUP\Users\All Users\Application Data\Application D
ata\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Applicat
ion Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\App
lication Data\Application Data
08/19/2013  09:17 PM    <DIR>          .
08/19/2013  09:17 PM    <DIR>          ..
08/19/2013  09:17 PM    <DIR>          Application Data
               0 File(s)              0 bytes
               3 Dir(s)  650,405,253,120 bytes free
D:\MIGRATION_BACKUP\Users\All Users\Application Data\Application Data\Applicatio
n Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Appli
cation Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\
Application Data>cd "Application Data"
The filename or extension is too long.
Here is what I've tried:
- If I view that directory in Windows Explorer (as Administrator), there are no files or subdirectories, even if I turn on Hidden Files.
- Right-click delete of Users (again as Admin) says it can't delete some files/folders because name is too long.
- rd /s (as Admin) gives "The system cannot find the path specified"
- Tried cding all the way to the bottom subdir in cmd and rd /s of the last subdir - same problem
- Same thing using the 8.3 name ("APPLIC~1" in the bottom subdir)
Any other ideas on how I can clean this up?

Answer 1

(1)you can try unlock.. it has deletion feature for such files..
http://www.filehippo.com/download_unlocker/
(2) Else you can use linux bootble cd .. Linux does not have such limitations
(3) else try to move folder by folder towards root... and make the path less lengthy and try to make less than 255 characters and try to delete
(4) check this
http://searchenterprisedesktop.techtarget.com/answer/How-to-delete-a-file-or-folder-when-the-Windows-path-is-too-long
Hetti Arachchige V Aravinda |
Microsoft Community Support | Windows Tech Information
(B.Sc, Microsoft Small Business Specialist, Dip. in Network Administration, MCP, MCTS,
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