Hi, Try: :purgedir /JUNK or, :sh.hpbin.sys rmdir /JUNK > :LISTFILE /JUNK,3 > FILE: /JUNK/ > FILE CODE : 0 FOPTIONS: BINARY,HFSDIR,NOCCTL,DIRECTORY ^^^^^^ it's a directory. -- Stan Sieler [log in to unmask] http://www.allegro.com/sieler/