Solved: Cannot delete folder in flash

kevinshkong11 · ‎07-20-2014

Hi,

I had tried to delete CME 9.1.0 GUI in flash using command below but failed.

Cisco_CME#delete /recursive /force flash:/CME 9.1.0 GUI
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

299 0 Jul 14 2014 17:22:56 +08:00 CME 9.1.0 GUI
300 4118 Jul 14 2014 17:22:56 +08:00 CME 9.1.0 GUI/admin_user.html
301 677820 Jul 14 2014 17:22:58 +08:00 CME 9.1.0 GUI/admin_user.js
302 1029 Jul 14 2014 17:23:00 +08:00 CME 9.1.0 GUI/CiscoLogo.gif
303 1019 Jul 14 2014 17:23:00 +08:00 CME 9.1.0 GUI/CME_GUI_README.TXT
304 953 Jul 14 2014 17:23:00 +08:00 CME 9.1.0 GUI/Delete.gif
305 16344 Jul 14 2014 17:23:02 +08:00 CME 9.1.0 GUI/dom.js
306 864 Jul 14 2014 17:23:02 +08:00 CME 9.1.0 GUI/downarrow.gif
307 6315 Jul 14 2014 17:23:02 +08:00 CME 9.1.0 GUI/ephone_admin.html
308 4558 Jul 14 2014 17:23:02 +08:00 CME 9.1.0 GUI/logohome.gif
309 3978 Jul 14 2014 17:23:02 +08:00 CME 9.1.0 GUI/normal_user.html
310 78428 Jul 14 2014 17:23:04 +08:00 CME 9.1.0 GUI/normal_user.js
311 1347 Jul 14 2014 17:23:04 +08:00 CME 9.1.0 GUI/Plus.gif
312 843 Jul 14 2014 17:23:04 +08:00 CME 9.1.0 GUI/sxiconad.gif
313 174 Jul 14 2014 17:23:06 +08:00 CME 9.1.0 GUI/Tab.gif
314 2496 Jul 14 2014 17:23:06 +08:00 CME 9.1.0 GUI/telephony_service.html
315 870 Jul 14 2014 17:23:06 +08:00 CME 9.1.0 GUI/uparrow.gif
316 10230 Jul 14 2014 17:23:06 +08:00 CME 9.1.0 GUI/xml-test.html
317 3412 Jul 14 2014 17:23:06 +08:00 CME 9.1.0 GUI/xml.template

Kindly help.

Thank you

Carlo Poggiarelli · ‎07-21-2014

Hi.

Try this

delete /force /recu "flash:CME 9.1.0 GUI"

HTH

Regards

Carlo

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islam.kamal · ‎07-20-2014

HI

Can you do do the following:

router#dir flash:

if you find "GUI"

kindly you can try the below:-

rmdir flash:/GUI

THanks

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kevinshkong11 · ‎07-20-2014

Hi,

It does not work. There are spacing in directory naming. Thats why cannot be deleted?

299 drw- 0 Jul 14 2014 17:22:56 +08:00 CME 9.1.0 GUI

Cisco_CME# rmdir flash:/GUI
Remove directory filename [GUI]?
Delete flash0:/GUI? [confirm]
%Error Removing dir flash0:/GUI (File not found)

Cisco_CME# rmdir flash:/CME 9.1.0 GUI
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

islam.kamal · ‎07-21-2014

Hi

Can you share the output for "router#dir flash:" .

Thanks

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kevinshkong11 · ‎07-21-2014

Hi,

As per requested,

Cisco_CME#dir flash:
Directory of flash0:/

1 -rw- 97794040 Nov 13 2012 05:42:44 +08:00 c2900-universalk9-mz.SPA.152-4.M1.bin
2 -rw- 2903 Nov 13 2012 06:01:32 +08:00 cpconfig-29xx.cfg
3 -rw- 3000320 Nov 13 2012 06:01:46 +08:00 cpexpress.tar
4 -rw- 1038 Nov 13 2012 06:01:56 +08:00 home.shtml
5 -rw- 122880 Nov 13 2012 06:02:06 +08:00 home.tar
6 -rw- 1697952 Nov 13 2012 06:02:20 +08:00 securedesktop-ios-3.1.1.45-k9.pkg
7 -rw- 415956 Nov 13 2012 06:02:34 +08:00 sslclient-win-1.1.4.176.pkg
8 -rw- 3000832 Dec 19 2012 21:04:20 +08:00 cmterm-69xx-sccp.9-2-1-0.tar
9 -rw- 9550848 Dec 19 2012 21:05:10 +08:00 cmterm-7942_7962-sccp.9-2-1.tar
10 -rw- 45308 Dec 19 2012 21:06:00 +08:00 BOOT69xx.0-0-0-14.zz.sgn
11 -rw- 224952 Dec 19 2012 21:06:00 +08:00 DSP69xx.0-0-0-8.zz.sgn
12 -rw- 481 Dec 19 2012 21:06:00 +08:00 SCCP69xx.9-2-1-0.loads
13 -rw- 2725992 Dec 19 2012 21:06:06 +08:00 SCCP69xx.9-2-1-0.zz.sgn
14 -rw- 4639974 Jul 7 2014 16:07:36 +08:00 apps42.9-2-1TH1-13.sbn
15 -rw- 575495 Jul 7 2014 16:07:38 +08:00 cnu42.9-2-1TH1-13.sbn
16 -rw- 2208583 Jul 7 2014 16:07:40 +08:00 cvm42sccp.9-2-1TH1-13.sbn
17 -rw- 356907 Jul 7 2014 16:07:42 +08:00 dsp42.9-2-1TH1-13.sbn
18 -rw- 1759967 Jul 7 2014 16:07:46 +08:00 jar42sccp.9-2-1TH1-13.sbn
19 -rw- 676 Jul 7 2014 16:07:46 +08:00 SCCP42.9-2-1S.loads
20 -rw- 680 Jul 7 2014 16:07:46 +08:00 term42.default.loads
21 -rw- 680 Jul 7 2014 16:07:46 +08:00 term62.default.loads
22 -rw- 2477568 Dec 19 2012 22:19:22 +08:00 cmterm-6921_41_61-sccp.9-1-1-0.tar
23 drw- 0 Dec 19 2012 22:25:12 +08:00 its
174 -rw- 496521 Feb 22 2013 14:16:50 +08:00 music-on-hold.au
175 -rw- 12 Apr 23 2013 13:34:38 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.04_23_2013_13_34_37.978
176 -rw- 12 Apr 23 2013 13:34:44 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.04_23_2013_13_34_45.074
177 -rw- 143239 Apr 24 2013 13:48:12 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.04_23_2013_14_12_45.957
178 -rw- 178218 Apr 25 2013 13:48:14 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.04_24_2013_14_33_22.083
179 -rw- 127831 Apr 26 2013 13:48:14 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.04_25_2013_14_48_14.547
180 -rw- 29851 Apr 27 2013 13:48:14 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.04_26_2013_14_48_15.138
181 -rw- 288 Apr 28 2013 13:48:14 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.04_27_2013_14_48_15.531
182 -rw- 29405 Apr 29 2013 13:48:16 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.04_28_2013_14_48_15.977
183 -rw- 138626 Apr 30 2013 13:48:16 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.04_29_2013_14_48_16.543
184 -rw- 47237 May 1 2013 13:48:16 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.04_30_2013_14_48_16.936
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187 -rw- 234159 May 3 2013 18:19:24 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.05_02_2013_18_33_10.298
188 -rw- 20888 May 4 2013 18:19:24 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.05_03_2013_19_19_25.382
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190 -rw- 181064 May 6 2013 18:19:26 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.05_05_2013_19_19_26.157
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200 -rw- 356986 May 16 2013 18:19:30 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.05_15_2013_19_19_31.173
201 -rw- 265631 May 17 2013 18:19:30 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.05_16_2013_19_19_31.702
202 -rw- 28480 May 18 2013 18:19:32 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.05_17_2013_19_19_32.223
203 -rw- 288 May 19 2013 18:19:32 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.05_18_2013_19_19_32.660
204 -rw- 164562 May 20 2013 18:19:32 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.05_19_2013_19_19_33.120
205 -rw- 226719 May 21 2013 18:19:32 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.05_20_2013_19_19_33.594
206 -rw- 115571 May 22 2013 18:19:34 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.05_21_2013_19_19_34.161
207 -rw- 29961 May 23 2013 11:19:34 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.05_22_2013_19_19_34.829
208 -rw- 10772 May 23 2013 13:45:56 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.05_23_2013_13_45_56.921
209 -rw- 110312 May 24 2013 14:22:32 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.05_23_2013_15_22_33.059
210 -rw- 12011 May 25 2013 14:22:32 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.05_24_2013_15_22_33.484
211 -rw- 288 May 26 2013 14:22:34 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.05_25_2013_15_22_33.959
212 -rw- 131056 May 27 2013 14:22:34 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.05_26_2013_15_22_34.422
213 -rw- 314788 May 28 2013 14:22:34 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.05_27_2013_14_48_38.008
214 -rw- 162663 May 29 2013 14:22:34 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.05_28_2013_14_55_03.213
215 -rw- 134370 May 30 2013 14:22:36 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.05_29_2013_15_22_35.896
216 -rw- 157608 May 31 2013 14:22:36 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.05_30_2013_15_09_19.128
217 -rw- 34406 Jun 1 2013 14:22:36 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.05_31_2013_15_22_36.965
218 -rw- 288 Jun 2 2013 14:22:36 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.06_01_2013_15_22_37.387
219 -rw- 125402 Jun 3 2013 14:22:38 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.06_02_2013_15_22_37.851
220 -rw- 268446 Jun 4 2013 14:22:38 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.06_03_2013_15_12_53.138
221 -rw- 292077 Jun 5 2013 14:22:38 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.06_04_2013_14_41_16.422
222 -rw- 159694 Jun 6 2013 14:22:38 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.06_05_2013_15_09_37.098
223 -rw- 125817 Jun 7 2013 14:22:40 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.06_06_2013_14_45_37.546
224 -rw- 69661 Jun 8 2013 14:22:40 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.06_07_2013_15_22_40.322
225 -rw- 288 Jun 9 2013 14:22:40 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.06_08_2013_15_22_40.765
226 -rw- 74039 Jun 10 2013 14:22:40 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.06_09_2013_15_22_41.234
227 -rw- 257951 Jun 11 2013 14:22:42 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.06_10_2013_15_22_41.832
228 -rw- 188746 Jun 12 2013 14:22:42 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.06_11_2013_14_45_59.445
229 -rw- 301630 Jun 13 2013 14:22:42 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.06_12_2013_14_30_09.305
230 -rw- 233876 Jun 14 2013 14:22:42 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.06_13_2013_15_22_43.409
231 -rw- 162152 Jun 15 2013 13:22:44 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.06_14_2013_14_56_00.006
232 -rw- 27581 Jun 16 2013 15:51:26 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.06_15_2013_16_50_04.873
233 -rw- 66644 Jun 17 2013 15:51:26 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.06_16_2013_16_51_26.929
234 -rw- 195516 Jun 18 2013 15:51:26 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.06_17_2013_16_51_27.665
235 -rw- 48052 Jun 19 2013 10:04:00 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.06_18_2013_16_51_28.266
236 -rw- 21989 Jun 19 2013 11:10:40 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.06_19_2013_11_10_41.364
237 -rw- 10452 Jun 19 2013 12:39:04 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.06_19_2013_12_39_03.841
238 -rw- 170182 Jun 20 2013 13:22:10 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.06_19_2013_14_20_47.941
239 -rw- 114045 Jun 21 2013 13:22:12 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.06_20_2013_14_22_12.045
240 -rw- 71196 Jun 22 2013 13:22:12 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.06_21_2013_14_22_12.580
241 -rw- 288 Jun 23 2013 13:22:12 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.06_22_2013_14_22_13.061
242 -rw- 82545 Jun 24 2013 13:22:12 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.06_23_2013_14_22_13.576
243 -rw- 190797 Jun 25 2013 13:22:14 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.06_24_2013_14_22_14.381
244 -rw- 86147 Jun 26 2013 13:22:14 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.06_25_2013_14_22_14.975
245 -rw- 176571 Jun 27 2013 13:22:14 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.06_26_2013_14_22_15.546
246 -rw- 257492 Jun 28 2013 13:22:16 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.06_27_2013_14_22_16.026
247 -rw- 116297 Jun 29 2013 13:22:16 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.06_28_2013_14_22_16.568
248 -rw- 288 Jun 30 2013 13:22:16 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.06_29_2013_14_22_17.069
249 -rw- 12 Jun 30 2013 14:22:16 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.06_30_2013_14_22_17.546
250 -rw- 57491 Jul 1 2013 10:15:44 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.06_30_2013_16_15_44.869
251 -rw- 185172 Jul 2 2013 11:10:34 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.07_01_2013_12_10_35.196
252 -rw- 139536 Jul 3 2013 11:10:36 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.07_02_2013_12_09_01.178
253 -rw- 173846 Jul 4 2013 11:10:36 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.07_03_2013_12_10_36.384
254 -rw- 82194 Jul 5 2013 11:10:36 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.07_04_2013_12_10_36.954
255 -rw- 138188 Jul 6 2013 11:10:36 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.07_05_2013_11_37_26.892
256 -rw- 288 Jul 7 2013 11:10:38 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.07_06_2013_12_10_38.060
257 -rw- 63627 Jul 8 2013 11:10:38 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.07_07_2013_12_10_38.497
258 -rw- 213349 Jul 9 2013 11:10:38 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.07_08_2013_11_59_19.452
259 -rw- 219600 Jul 10 2013 11:10:38 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.07_09_2013_11_29_20.554
260 -rw- 162527 Jul 11 2013 11:10:40 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.07_10_2013_11_44_10.689
261 -rw- 145905 Jul 12 2013 11:10:40 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.07_11_2013_12_10_40.767
262 -rw- 182203 Jul 13 2013 11:10:40 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.07_12_2013_11_40_34.991
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264 -rw- 30737 Jul 15 2013 11:10:42 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.07_14_2013_12_10_42.198
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266 -rw- 156110 Jul 17 2013 11:10:42 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.07_16_2013_12_10_43.387
267 -rw- 205558 Jul 18 2013 11:10:44 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.07_17_2013_11_49_19.260
268 -rw- 160611 Jul 19 2013 11:10:44 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.07_18_2013_12_10_44.487
269 -rw- 65738 Jul 20 2013 11:10:44 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.07_19_2013_12_10_44.922
270 -rw- 10518 Jul 21 2013 11:10:44 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.07_20_2013_12_10_45.349
271 -rw- 67450 Jul 22 2013 11:10:46 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.07_21_2013_12_10_45.800
272 -rw- 136854 Jul 23 2013 11:10:46 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.07_22_2013_12_10_46.589
273 -rw- 181513 Jul 24 2013 11:10:46 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.07_23_2013_11_38_24.938
274 -rw- 162726 Jul 25 2013 11:10:46 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.07_24_2013_11_57_32.623
275 -rw- 162994 Jul 26 2013 11:10:48 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.07_25_2013_12_10_48.070
276 -rw- 149699 Jul 27 2013 11:10:48 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.07_26_2013_11_53_35.876
277 -rw- 288 Jul 28 2013 11:10:48 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.07_27_2013_12_10_49.082
278 -rw- 90787 Jul 29 2013 11:10:48 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.07_28_2013_12_10_49.526
279 -rw- 215038 Jul 30 2013 11:10:50 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.07_29_2013_12_10_50.152
280 -rw- 186896 Jul 31 2013 11:10:50 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.07_30_2013_11_40_11.285
281 -rw- 219528 Aug 1 2013 11:10:50 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.07_31_2013_11_29_15.112
282 -rw- 196051 Aug 2 2013 11:10:52 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.08_01_2013_11_44_07.126
283 -rw- 73231 Aug 3 2013 11:10:52 +08:00 .Cisco_CME.08_02_2013_12_10_52.380
299 drw- 0 Jul 14 2014 17:22:56 +08:00 CME 9.1.0 GUI

Thanks

islam.kamal · ‎07-21-2014

Hi

can you try the below:-

rmdir flash:CME 9.1.0 GUI

or

rmdir flash:/CME 9.1.0 GUI/

Thanks

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kevinshkong11 · ‎07-21-2014

Hi,

It is still same.

Cisco_CME#rmdir flash:CME 9.1.0 GUI
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

Cisco_CME#rmdir flash:/CME 9.1.0 GUI/
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

Thank you.

islam.kamal · ‎07-21-2014

Hi

Look the problem because the space. Can you try the below:-

1-router# rename flash:/CME 9.1.0 GUI GUI

2-dir

3-show flash "to make sure that you get GUI new folder".

4-Try again rmdir flash:/GUI

Thanks

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kevinshkong11 · ‎07-21-2014

Hi,

Same error.

Cisco_CME#rename flash:/CME 9.1.0 GUI GUI
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

Thank you

Carlo Poggiarelli · ‎07-21-2014

Hi.

Try this

delete /force /recu "flash:CME 9.1.0 GUI"

HTH

Regards

Carlo

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kevinshkong11 · ‎07-21-2014

Hi Carlo,

It works. Thank you very much.

Carlo Poggiarelli · ‎07-21-2014

Hi

Glad that helped.

I've forgotten to mention that you need to use quotes when you need to create,modify or delete a spaced directory or file name on router's flash

Regards

Carlo

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shijo1214 · ‎10-31-2014

Thanks Its working for me too :)