HI,

Using Windows mobile File explorer (fexplore.exe), I am unable to
delete/move/remove a file/folder which was created through fexplore.exe.
It always says that "cannot remove folder "testdir": Access is denied
Be certain that the folder is not write protected and is not
currently in use"

I see that the below code, compiled as pocket PC executable works fine.

DWORD err = 0;
if (CreateDirectory(L"testdir", NULL) == 0)
{
err = GetLastError();
}
if (RemoveDirectory(L"testdir") == 0)
{
err = GetLastError();
}
return err;

It create the folder and also removes the same. With my application, I
am able to remove the existing folders/folders created using the
fexplore.exe

Is there any metabase setting for the fexplore.exe?
Can we log the fexplore.exe events?
Is there any registry setting for fexplore.exe?

Thanks,
Saravana

Assuming you have confirmed that no application is using anything within
the file folder, I would guess that something in prior use did not close
in a manner which informed the os that it was departing... thus keeping
the folder and it's contents in an "in use" state.

You should be able to issue a soft reset, then delete the folder, either
manually or programmically unless your program or another running on
startup accesses it first.

Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]

Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev] wrote:
> Assuming you have confirmed that no application is using anything within
> the file folder, I would guess that something in prior use did not close
> in a manner which informed the os that it was departing... thus keeping
> the folder and it's contents in an "in use" state.
>
> You should be able to issue a soft reset, then delete the folder, either
> manually or programmically unless your program or another running on
> startup accesses it first.
>
> Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]

I am able to delete/move/rename using total commander explorer
But I am unable to delete/move/rename files using the file explorer. Is
there any changes to file explorer settings that OEM should do ?

Thanks,
Saravana

Think the next step is to obtain all of the "properties" of the file in
question... i.e. has something marked it "read only?"

Beyond that, don't have any suggestions.

Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]