How do I delete a folder where the filename was generated by ALT bashing?

Question

I made a folder nameless by holding down the ALT key and typing some numbers. It's not a file with spaces that's the problem. It's that the filename doesn't display anything.

Now I can't rename or delete it. I can only move it.

Is there any way to delete it?

Answer 1

Move your nameless folder into another directory (parent) that you don't mind loosing (just create a new folder, hell leave the name as "New Folder"), then delete the parent. Your nameless folder will be deleted with it.

Answer 2

I found an easy way to get rid of that nameless folder. Try the following.

• Step 1: On desktop, right click and select New WinRAR archive, press Enter.
• Step 2: Open the new archive.
• Step 3: Add the nameless folder to it. While adding select "Delete the source file after archiving" option, and click OK.
• Step 4: Now the nameless folder comes into the WinRAR archive and gets deleted from where it has been earlier.
• Step 5: Delete the created WinRAR archive.

Answer 3

If you go into command prompt, you can do dir /X which will list shortnames for the folders. Then you can just do rd [shortname] /S /Q and you should be good to go.