How to Remove Directory with Reserved Names Windows

3th August 2014 Tags: articles windows

How to delete folders with reserved names like CON, PRN, AUX, NUL, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6, COM7, COM8, COM9, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, LPT8, and LPT9 in windows??

Here what you need:
1) use cmd (Win+R type cmd and enter)
2) if you have folder:

RD /s \\.\c:\somedir\com1

if you have file:

DEL /F \\.\c:\somedir\aux

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