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From: AllenM on 9 Sep 2009 17:40
How are your clients mappings to the Users share? Are you having their home
directory mapped in thier account settings and if so I assume you changed
that. So no one should be mapping to that old share. Correct?


"Lee" <Lee(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C689D57C-EAC6-4A0F-BA29-5CFF91F7F830(a)microsoft.com...
>
>
> "AllenM" wrote:
>
>> Try removing the share then try deleting. Also if you run any startup
>> scripts that map client to that share remnove that script so the next
>> time
>> they boot up they will not connect to the share that no longer exists. If
>> you still get the file or folder is in use then go into safe mode and
>> command prompt and delete from there. Another option would be to create a
>> fake empty folder and use robocopy to /mir that empty folder to the one
>> you
>> need to delete.
>>
>> "Lee" <Lee(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:A99AEDF6-1EF9-482E-8D36-77A91C3AA7BD(a)microsoft.com...
>> >
>> >
>> > "AllenM" wrote:
>> >
>> >> A locked folder? A term I for one am unfamiliar with.
>> >>
>> >> "Lee" <Lee(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:6FC7EC52-9F6D-4F36-806F-D68D352ADF21(a)microsoft.com...
>> >> > Hi
>> >> >
>> >> > i need to safe boot the server to remove a locked folder. what is
>> >> > the
>> >> > best
>> >> > practice to do so and is there a way to log in locally on server
>> >> > other
>> >> > than
>> >> > using domain\sbsadmin?
>> >> >
>> >> > any best practice would be great!
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> yes basically copied users folder from c:\ to d:\ via cmd and ending
>> >> syntax of /mir
>> > i left the original folders on the root. I need to remove the users
>> > folder
>> > i
>> > copied to d:\
>> > I have tried everything permission/security/ownership wise but keep
>> > getting
>> > error saying this "folder in use by another program"
>> > I have been told that the folder is within a process and killing that
>> > process remotely will kill server. best way to resolve will boot into
>> > safe
>> > mode.
>> >
>> > any suggestions on booting to safe mode. do i choose safe mode
>> > networking?
>> > never rebooted server to safe mode before.
>>
>>
>> the folders on the c: and d: are not shared anyway. so i suppose that
>> doesnt matter.
> Basically, what you saying to try is to create a 'new folder' on the d:
> and
> then robocopy /mir contents from the folder i cant delete to the 'new
> folder'? Will this then allow me to remove the original users folder on d:
> aswell as the new folder created you think? Not tried that yet


From: Lee on 9 Sep 2009 17:49


"AllenM" wrote:

> How are your clients mappings to the Users share? Are you having their home
> directory mapped in thier account settings and if so I assume you changed
> that. So no one should be mapping to that old share. Correct?
>
>
> "Lee" <Lee(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C689D57C-EAC6-4A0F-BA29-5CFF91F7F830(a)microsoft.com...
> >
> >
> > "AllenM" wrote:
> >
> >> Try removing the share then try deleting. Also if you run any startup
> >> scripts that map client to that share remnove that script so the next
> >> time
> >> they boot up they will not connect to the share that no longer exists. If
> >> you still get the file or folder is in use then go into safe mode and
> >> command prompt and delete from there. Another option would be to create a
> >> fake empty folder and use robocopy to /mir that empty folder to the one
> >> you
> >> need to delete.
> >>
> >> "Lee" <Lee(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:A99AEDF6-1EF9-482E-8D36-77A91C3AA7BD(a)microsoft.com...
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "AllenM" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> A locked folder? A term I for one am unfamiliar with.
> >> >>
> >> >> "Lee" <Lee(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:6FC7EC52-9F6D-4F36-806F-D68D352ADF21(a)microsoft.com...
> >> >> > Hi
> >> >> >
> >> >> > i need to safe boot the server to remove a locked folder. what is
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > best
> >> >> > practice to do so and is there a way to log in locally on server
> >> >> > other
> >> >> > than
> >> >> > using domain\sbsadmin?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > any best practice would be great!
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> yes basically copied users folder from c:\ to d:\ via cmd and ending
> >> >> syntax of /mir
> >> > i left the original folders on the root. I need to remove the users
> >> > folder
> >> > i
> >> > copied to d:\
> >> > I have tried everything permission/security/ownership wise but keep
> >> > getting
> >> > error saying this "folder in use by another program"
> >> > I have been told that the folder is within a process and killing that
> >> > process remotely will kill server. best way to resolve will boot into
> >> > safe
> >> > mode.
> >> >
> >> > any suggestions on booting to safe mode. do i choose safe mode
> >> > networking?
> >> > never rebooted server to safe mode before.
> >>
> >>
> >> the folders on the c: and d: are not shared anyway. so i suppose that
> >> doesnt matter.
> > Basically, what you saying to try is to create a 'new folder' on the d:
> > and
> > then robocopy /mir contents from the folder i cant delete to the 'new
> > folder'? Will this then allow me to remove the original users folder on d:
> > aswell as the new folder created you think? Not tried that yet
>
>
> no clinet is being mapped to there home share. all that is being mapped is data. user shares and folder redirection 'sharing' is turned off.
From: AllenM on 9 Sep 2009 17:54
you need to post your replies back at the top. hard to tell which is
newer.How are the users accessing the users folders? Are they not being
mapped at login?

"Lee" <Lee(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:ADFA5A23-8753-4797-8C9C-F427E307D723(a)microsoft.com...
>
>
> "AllenM" wrote:
>
>> How are your clients mappings to the Users share? Are you having their
>> home
>> directory mapped in thier account settings and if so I assume you changed
>> that. So no one should be mapping to that old share. Correct?
>>
>>
>> "Lee" <Lee(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C689D57C-EAC6-4A0F-BA29-5CFF91F7F830(a)microsoft.com...
>> >
>> >
>> > "AllenM" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Try removing the share then try deleting. Also if you run any startup
>> >> scripts that map client to that share remnove that script so the next
>> >> time
>> >> they boot up they will not connect to the share that no longer exists.
>> >> If
>> >> you still get the file or folder is in use then go into safe mode and
>> >> command prompt and delete from there. Another option would be to
>> >> create a
>> >> fake empty folder and use robocopy to /mir that empty folder to the
>> >> one
>> >> you
>> >> need to delete.
>> >>
>> >> "Lee" <Lee(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:A99AEDF6-1EF9-482E-8D36-77A91C3AA7BD(a)microsoft.com...
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "AllenM" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> A locked folder? A term I for one am unfamiliar with.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Lee" <Lee(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:6FC7EC52-9F6D-4F36-806F-D68D352ADF21(a)microsoft.com...
>> >> >> > Hi
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > i need to safe boot the server to remove a locked folder. what is
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > best
>> >> >> > practice to do so and is there a way to log in locally on server
>> >> >> > other
>> >> >> > than
>> >> >> > using domain\sbsadmin?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > any best practice would be great!
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Thanks
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> yes basically copied users folder from c:\ to d:\ via cmd and
>> >> >> ending
>> >> >> syntax of /mir
>> >> > i left the original folders on the root. I need to remove the users
>> >> > folder
>> >> > i
>> >> > copied to d:\
>> >> > I have tried everything permission/security/ownership wise but keep
>> >> > getting
>> >> > error saying this "folder in use by another program"
>> >> > I have been told that the folder is within a process and killing
>> >> > that
>> >> > process remotely will kill server. best way to resolve will boot
>> >> > into
>> >> > safe
>> >> > mode.
>> >> >
>> >> > any suggestions on booting to safe mode. do i choose safe mode
>> >> > networking?
>> >> > never rebooted server to safe mode before.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> the folders on the c: and d: are not shared anyway. so i suppose that
>> >> doesnt matter.
>> > Basically, what you saying to try is to create a 'new folder' on the d:
>> > and
>> > then robocopy /mir contents from the folder i cant delete to the 'new
>> > folder'? Will this then allow me to remove the original users folder on
>> > d:
>> > aswell as the new folder created you think? Not tried that yet
>>
>>
>> no clinet is being mapped to there home share. all that is being mapped
>> is data. user shares and folder redirection 'sharing' is turned off.


From: Lee on 9 Sep 2009 18:08
there not accessing any users folder. The folders are there for future
configuration, but the business data organization is pretty simple. The data
is all in a folder on the server. The users dont use there individual users
folder on the server. In the future we do want to configure folder
redirection but that is why i need to remove the users folder of the d: so i
can use the sbs 2008 console to move the users folder from c: the proper way.

"AllenM" wrote:

> you need to post your replies back at the top. hard to tell which is
> newer.How are the users accessing the users folders? Are they not being
> mapped at login?
>
> "Lee" <Lee(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:ADFA5A23-8753-4797-8C9C-F427E307D723(a)microsoft.com...
> >
> >
> > "AllenM" wrote:
> >
> >> How are your clients mappings to the Users share? Are you having their
> >> home
> >> directory mapped in thier account settings and if so I assume you changed
> >> that. So no one should be mapping to that old share. Correct?
> >>
> >>
> >> "Lee" <Lee(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:C689D57C-EAC6-4A0F-BA29-5CFF91F7F830(a)microsoft.com...
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "AllenM" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Try removing the share then try deleting. Also if you run any startup
> >> >> scripts that map client to that share remnove that script so the next
> >> >> time
> >> >> they boot up they will not connect to the share that no longer exists.
> >> >> If
> >> >> you still get the file or folder is in use then go into safe mode and
> >> >> command prompt and delete from there. Another option would be to
> >> >> create a
> >> >> fake empty folder and use robocopy to /mir that empty folder to the
> >> >> one
> >> >> you
> >> >> need to delete.
> >> >>
> >> >> "Lee" <Lee(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:A99AEDF6-1EF9-482E-8D36-77A91C3AA7BD(a)microsoft.com...
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "AllenM" wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> A locked folder? A term I for one am unfamiliar with.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> "Lee" <Lee(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> >> news:6FC7EC52-9F6D-4F36-806F-D68D352ADF21(a)microsoft.com...
> >> >> >> > Hi
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > i need to safe boot the server to remove a locked folder. what is
> >> >> >> > the
> >> >> >> > best
> >> >> >> > practice to do so and is there a way to log in locally on server
> >> >> >> > other
> >> >> >> > than
> >> >> >> > using domain\sbsadmin?
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > any best practice would be great!
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Thanks
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> yes basically copied users folder from c:\ to d:\ via cmd and
> >> >> >> ending
> >> >> >> syntax of /mir
> >> >> > i left the original folders on the root. I need to remove the users
> >> >> > folder
> >> >> > i
> >> >> > copied to d:\
> >> >> > I have tried everything permission/security/ownership wise but keep
> >> >> > getting
> >> >> > error saying this "folder in use by another program"
> >> >> > I have been told that the folder is within a process and killing
> >> >> > that
> >> >> > process remotely will kill server. best way to resolve will boot
> >> >> > into
> >> >> > safe
> >> >> > mode.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > any suggestions on booting to safe mode. do i choose safe mode
> >> >> > networking?
> >> >> > never rebooted server to safe mode before.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> the folders on the c: and d: are not shared anyway. so i suppose that
> >> >> doesnt matter.
> >> > Basically, what you saying to try is to create a 'new folder' on the d:
> >> > and
> >> > then robocopy /mir contents from the folder i cant delete to the 'new
> >> > folder'? Will this then allow me to remove the original users folder on
> >> > d:
> >> > aswell as the new folder created you think? Not tried that yet
> >>
> >>
> >> no clinet is being mapped to there home share. all that is being mapped
> >> is data. user shares and folder redirection 'sharing' is turned off.
>
>
>
From: AllenM on 9 Sep 2009 18:20
OK first of all you went about creating Users folders the wrong way. You
should have used the wizard. This will create the proper folder levels,
apply the proper permissions and edit their account settings to have them
mapped to the "users\username" share at login. So my first question is "why
did you copy the folderds to D to begin with?" If no one is using the new
user folders on "D" then why are you getting errors that you cannot delete
because the file or folder is in use? You are trying to delete the new
folders you created on "D" correct? If you remove all users and accounts
with the exception of the administrator account no one can use or access
them so you shouldn't get the folder or file is in use error. What you can
try to do is go in and try to delete each individual folder one at a time.
It may be only one or two folders that are in use that is preventing you
from deleting the "Users" folder and sub folders. Once you get that error on
that folder go into Open Files and see who is accessing the folder and
disconnect them.


"Lee" <Lee(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:961253E0-F7F1-4A85-B2A4-A3278F9AEA98(a)microsoft.com...
> there not accessing any users folder. The folders are there for future
> configuration, but the business data organization is pretty simple. The
> data
> is all in a folder on the server. The users dont use there individual
> users
> folder on the server. In the future we do want to configure folder
> redirection but that is why i need to remove the users folder of the d: so
> i
> can use the sbs 2008 console to move the users folder from c: the proper
> way.
>
> "AllenM" wrote:
>
>> you need to post your replies back at the top. hard to tell which is
>> newer.How are the users accessing the users folders? Are they not being
>> mapped at login?
>>
>> "Lee" <Lee(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:ADFA5A23-8753-4797-8C9C-F427E307D723(a)microsoft.com...
>> >
>> >
>> > "AllenM" wrote:
>> >
>> >> How are your clients mappings to the Users share? Are you having their
>> >> home
>> >> directory mapped in thier account settings and if so I assume you
>> >> changed
>> >> that. So no one should be mapping to that old share. Correct?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Lee" <Lee(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:C689D57C-EAC6-4A0F-BA29-5CFF91F7F830(a)microsoft.com...
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "AllenM" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Try removing the share then try deleting. Also if you run any
>> >> >> startup
>> >> >> scripts that map client to that share remnove that script so the
>> >> >> next
>> >> >> time
>> >> >> they boot up they will not connect to the share that no longer
>> >> >> exists.
>> >> >> If
>> >> >> you still get the file or folder is in use then go into safe mode
>> >> >> and
>> >> >> command prompt and delete from there. Another option would be to
>> >> >> create a
>> >> >> fake empty folder and use robocopy to /mir that empty folder to the
>> >> >> one
>> >> >> you
>> >> >> need to delete.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Lee" <Lee(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:A99AEDF6-1EF9-482E-8D36-77A91C3AA7BD(a)microsoft.com...
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > "AllenM" wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> A locked folder? A term I for one am unfamiliar with.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> "Lee" <Lee(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> >> news:6FC7EC52-9F6D-4F36-806F-D68D352ADF21(a)microsoft.com...
>> >> >> >> > Hi
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > i need to safe boot the server to remove a locked folder. what
>> >> >> >> > is
>> >> >> >> > the
>> >> >> >> > best
>> >> >> >> > practice to do so and is there a way to log in locally on
>> >> >> >> > server
>> >> >> >> > other
>> >> >> >> > than
>> >> >> >> > using domain\sbsadmin?
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > any best practice would be great!
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > Thanks
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> yes basically copied users folder from c:\ to d:\ via cmd and
>> >> >> >> ending
>> >> >> >> syntax of /mir
>> >> >> > i left the original folders on the root. I need to remove the
>> >> >> > users
>> >> >> > folder
>> >> >> > i
>> >> >> > copied to d:\
>> >> >> > I have tried everything permission/security/ownership wise but
>> >> >> > keep
>> >> >> > getting
>> >> >> > error saying this "folder in use by another program"
>> >> >> > I have been told that the folder is within a process and killing
>> >> >> > that
>> >> >> > process remotely will kill server. best way to resolve will boot
>> >> >> > into
>> >> >> > safe
>> >> >> > mode.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > any suggestions on booting to safe mode. do i choose safe mode
>> >> >> > networking?
>> >> >> > never rebooted server to safe mode before.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> the folders on the c: and d: are not shared anyway. so i suppose
>> >> >> that
>> >> >> doesnt matter.
>> >> > Basically, what you saying to try is to create a 'new folder' on the
>> >> > d:
>> >> > and
>> >> > then robocopy /mir contents from the folder i cant delete to the
>> >> > 'new
>> >> > folder'? Will this then allow me to remove the original users folder
>> >> > on
>> >> > d:
>> >> > aswell as the new folder created you think? Not tried that yet
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> no clinet is being mapped to there home share. all that is being
>> >> mapped
>> >> is data. user shares and folder redirection 'sharing' is turned off.
>>
>>
>>


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