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How do I Delete a file that says "The directory name is not valid"? I have a
whole list of files that state that and I want to get them off of my Recent Documents list. |
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If you want to delete them all then set tools options general recently used files to 0, confirm the change, then change it back to the number it was previously. See also http://www.gmayor.com/clear_recently_used_file_list.htm If you want to selectively delete, then it gets altogether more complicated, but friend and fellow MVP Greg Maxey has done all the work - see http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Recent_Files_List_Editor.htm Word 2007 The list is stored in the registry at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12\Wor d\FileMRU, from where you can delete individual entries or You can use the following macro which will reset the list to your preset preferred number of displayed documents: Sub ClearMRU Application.DisplayRecentFiles = True listsize = RecentFiles.Maximum RecentFiles.Maximum = 0 RecentFiles.Maximum = listsize End Sub See http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm or again to edit the list see http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Recent_Files_List_Editor.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Nicole wrote: How do I Delete a file that says "The directory name is not valid"? I have a whole list of files that state that and I want to get them off of my Recent Documents list. |
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Actually, if we're just talking about the File menu MRU (in Word 2003 and
earlier), they can be selectively deleted using Alt+Ctrl+Hyphen. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... Word 2003 If you want to delete them all then set tools options general recently used files to 0, confirm the change, then change it back to the number it was previously. See also http://www.gmayor.com/clear_recently_used_file_list.htm If you want to selectively delete, then it gets altogether more complicated, but friend and fellow MVP Greg Maxey has done all the work - see http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Recent_Files_List_Editor.htm Word 2007 The list is stored in the registry at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12\Wor d\FileMRU, from where you can delete individual entries or You can use the following macro which will reset the list to your preset preferred number of displayed documents: Sub ClearMRU Application.DisplayRecentFiles = True listsize = RecentFiles.Maximum RecentFiles.Maximum = 0 RecentFiles.Maximum = listsize End Sub See http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm or again to edit the list see http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Recent_Files_List_Editor.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Nicole wrote: How do I Delete a file that says "The directory name is not valid"? I have a whole list of files that state that and I want to get them off of my Recent Documents list. |
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select "File MRU" Open it, right click on the file you want to delete. |
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I know that this has been an old thread however if you have some problem like this, you an try using the Long Path Tool. It will usually save issues with file deleting, file renaming and file copying. Restrictions issues are usually fixed too.
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Recently, I have gone through a website where I get to know about a tool name as Stellar Bitraser for file software. This tool has the ability to delete data from any type of hard drive whether that drive's data is inaccessible or not. |
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