Solved Cant delete 'PA' folders in Windows Temp folder

Ukdodger

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I found about fifty folders in the Windows Temp folder all starting with 'PA' followed by a three digit number. They contain just old rubbish Word document titles and the same titles are in all the 'PA' folders. Nothing else. Each time I try to delete one or all of them I get the message 'The source file name is larger than is suppoported by the file system'.

Tried disk cleanup without success.

Anyone got any ideas? Thanks
 

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if that fails.... BleepingComputers has a great tool FRST, that performs deletions on Reboot if initially it cant remove them

note
its basically a malware removal program.... be VERY carefull if you use it, suggest you ask for further assistance, before using it to cleanup.... im a novice with it, but i can point you in the right direction
 

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Thanks for the replies guys. I'm going to do so research first on those delete programs. I'll let you know if they did the job. Mucho Gracias.

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Ok. fishing aound the web I came across an easy solution. Simply drag and drop them to the desktop and then delete them. Worked. Thanks again for your help.
 

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