Using Instrument and Disk Storage
Managing Files and Directories on Disk
Deleting a Directory on Disk
Description Obsolete Directories should be deleted as an aid to efficient file management.
NOTE | A directory cannot be deleted until all the files within the directory have | |||
| been deleted. See "Deleting a File on Disk " page 137. | |||
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HOW TO: | 1 | Choose the directory you wish to delete (it will appear on the display). | ||
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| See "Accessing Directories and Files " page 134. | ||
| 2 | Choose DISK OPERATION |
| DELETE DELETE DIRECTORY . |
| FILE | |||
| 3 | To delete the directory choose OK . | ||
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| A warning "Are you sure you wish to continue" is displayed. | ||
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| If YES is selected, the directory is deleted. | ||
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| If NO is selected, the operation is aborted. | ||
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| This prevents accidental deletion of a wanted directory. | ||
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| If the directory is not empty the messages "delete directory failed" | ||
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| "directory is not empty" are displayed. | ||
| 4 | If files need to be deleted to prepare the directory for deletion. See | ||
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| "Deleting a File on Disk " page 137. | ||
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