How To Recursively Delete Files And Directories Using JavaJune 15th, 2006 How can you recursively delete files and directories in windows? You can select them in explorer (in windows) and delete it, right?
The problem with the explorer approach is that if one or more files and / or directories cannot be deleted then the whole process fails. Try cleaning your Local Settings\temp directory to see an example.
How To Delete Trash From Command Line in Linux / Fedora Core 6May 2nd, 2007 The Trashcan on your Fedora Core desktop (tested for gnome) is actually located in ~/Trash directory. So a simple commaond as below should clear your trash:
rm -rf ~/.Trash/*
Why did I need this?
There were some files in the Trash can which I didn't have permission to clean.
How To Burn Cross-Platform Readable CD's in Windows VistaAugust 30th, 2007 By default, Windows Vista uses Live File System to incrementally add files to your CD. Live File System is a file storage system that can be used to create CDs and DVDs.
How To Display / Delete IP Route Cache on LinuxOctober 20th, 2007 While configuring your routing (like load balancing with dual ADSL connections) you would often need to view the current route cache and also to occasionally delete the current cache. Here is how you can do it.
mod_rewrite Not Working in .htaccess - SolutionJuly 10th, 2006 I faced a hair-tearing problem. mod_rewrite was loaded and yet it was not working in .htaccess files (and httpd.conf initially).
How To Disable Windows Genuine Advantage Notification in 3 Simple StepsApril 24th, 2007 Following three simple steps now you can get rid of the pesky and sometimes buggy Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) notifications:
1. Reboot Windows in safe mode (hold the f8 key while booting and you will get the option to boot in safe mode) and then:
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How To Install Windows msi Files in LinuxJuly 12th, 2008 In Linux wine (or crossover office if you like to pay) is used to execute Windows applications. wine normally open exe files only.
How To Truly Delete Pages in MODxDecember 16th, 2007 MODx is an excellent AJAX enabled content management system, which is leagues ahead of Joomla / Mambo. One of the features of MODx is that pages aren't fully deleted.
How to Delete a Certain Web-Page URL from your Internet Browser HistoryJanuary 19th, 2009 This is such a simple trick that if I tell you how, you will laugh your hearts out. But its extremely useful nonetheless.
How to Forcefully Delete Files with Errors: "Acess is Denied", "Source/ Destination in Use", "Being Used by Another Program"January 15th, 2009 How many times have you encountered these following error messages while deleting a file
Cannot delete file: Access is denied. Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not currently in use.
RapidShare Hack: Bypass 1 Hour Download Limit on LinuxJuly 1st, 2007 Rapidshare is a popular site for sharing files. With free access you can only download 1 file per hour.
MySQL SQL Delete NotesNovember 27th, 2007 To delete duplicates from a MySQL database table I normally copy the duplicate data first to a temporary table and then use the copied id's to delete from the original table. Delete using the temporary can take two forms.
How To Fix - Couldn't find per display information Error in Java ApplicationsJune 23rd, 2008 While running some Java applications (like Thinreader) you may see this strange looking error - Couldn't find per display information. You may find this error when running such applications in JDK 6 or later.
How To Improve Performance of Highly Commented WordPress BlogsApril 26th, 2006 Most of highly trafficked and highly commented wordpress blogs rely upon some smart caching solution or another. However it may not be enough to prevent slowing down your server if your post(s) are heavily commented upon.
How to Repair Broken/ Corrupted AVI files through DivFx++January 15th, 2009 One of the most frustrating moments of a person's life is when he downloads a movie from the internet spending 5-6 hours and almost 1 GB bandwidth and then realizes that the darn AVI file is broken and no video player can play that file, including VLC. You have none to blame but yourself at that time.