HP OMNIBER 718 HP 37718A - Manual (Page 148)

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