TIP:How to make an undeletable folder

It might be happened, that someone deleted your folder accidentely, which contains your very important files
If you want to avoid anything similar happening in future.You can protect your important folders by making them undeletable.

Here is simple tip, which can help you.

1)Open cmd ( navigate to All Programs->Accessories-> Command Prompt)

2)In cmd change to the directory that you want, If you want to" E "drive.
Just type E: and enter.

3)Type md \lpt1\\ and press enter, the folder will now in your E:

4)If you try to delete or rename it, it will appear error message



How to delete undeletable folder?

Just go to cmd Navigate to the respective directory where the folder is located and type in

rd \lpt1\\

it will delete that folder without any error message .

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Thanks for sharing Ron

Excellent tip out there!

i'll try dat.

one question!
is this file protected from software like unlocker too??

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Originally Posted by planetoja

one question!
is this file protected from software like unlocker too??

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NO !!
I have tested with folderlock , this method only makes the folder undeletable !!!

Hi Ron

I tried...fine, fine, fine. This works just fine.
But it seems only the "lpt1" stays put and if I create in another name I can delete it without any probs
I mean right from the explorer...Why is that? can you please throw more light on this one

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Originally Posted by Sbs

Hi Ron

I tried...fine, fine, fine. This works just fine.
But it seems only the "lpt1" stays put and if I create in another name I can delete it without any probs
I mean right from the explorer...Why is that? can you please throw more light on this one

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Hi Sbs

Thanks for your comment...

I want to tell you that it is one of the secret/fact in windows xp that you can not create or rename folder as "lpt1" . but we are using command prompt i.e dos environment to create and delete folder with such name...
Window does not recognise such folder name, therfore it becomes undeletable in windows environment... I have some more example instead of "lpt1"
as "con" , "lpt2", "lpt3" ....."lpt9"
Try it !!!!!!

:)Thanx a lot Ron.. I used your tip in Vista - works fine...Now I'm moving my important files there :)

thanks SBS for your valuable comments !!!

This can be done for LPT1 and similar names in DOS

as these are DOS internal keywords

i.e. these names LPT ..., and other similar names from DOS

LPT is Port name generally given and used for Printer (can refer to Configuring Printers in DOS 6.22)

Like wise COM is also a port name for COM devices it also not delete able and rename able.

Thx

That is smart....... I'll be using it thanks!

Thanks Ron. It works like a charm

thanks..it works in xp..but does it work in all version of windows?

Though this post is quite old. I found the tip very interesting and of course useful.
Thanks for sharing.

Type cmd & hit enter (To open Command Prompt ). You may use other words such as aux, lpt1, lpt2, lpt3 up to lpt9 instead of con in above step. Open that directory, you will see the folder created of name con. Try to delete that folder or rename that folder windows will show the error message.