Swf files killing me...

Morning all,
I am having an issue with users logging out of Terminal
Servers, and their profile directories won't empty/delete/cleanup
because of residual FLASH data.
I have multiple issues, but both amount to the "can't delete,
too long" message. Notice following paths:
c:\Documents and Settings\username\Application
Data\Macromedia\Flash
Player\#SharedObjects\AY5BK5S3\assets.dada.com\teams\repository\export\535
c:\Documents and Settings\username\Application
Data\Macromedia\Flash
Player\#SharedObjects\56Z2EYQY\l.yimg.com\cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com\ver\242\embed-2007-08-28- 1213\swf\yup_embed_module.swf\testMovie_config_info.sol
I can't delete these folders until I rename the .swf files to
something shorter, or just rename the folders.
Is there some way to clean these up using flash? Other tools?
Thanks,
sm00ter

you can open swf with swf converter and some swf converters also provide edit functions.
As far as i know, Moyea SWF to Video Converter Pro can not only convert swf to avi,wmv,flv,mp4,gif etc, but it aslo provides some ideo editing features, abundant profile parameter setting options. http://www.swfkits.com/swftovideo/

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