# Delete Directory and FTPDelete actions are not deleting files on local machine\\server

**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/delete-directory-and-ftpdelete-actions-are-not-deleting-files-on-local-machine-server/3519
**Category:** Bugs
**Created:** [February 13, 2014, 8:21am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/delete-directory-and-ftpdelete-actions-are-not-deleting-files-on-local-machine-server/3519 "2014-02-13T08:21:50Z")
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### Author: ![svannemreddi](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@svannemreddi](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/svannemreddi)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2014, 8:21am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/delete-directory-and-ftpdelete-actions-are-not-deleting-files-on-local-machine-server/3519/1 "2014-02-13T08:21:50Z")

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**Delete Directory action -** getting follwoing error   
  
Error deleting file/folder: System Error.&nbsp; Code: 3.  
The system cannot find the path specified  
Unable to delete directory : releases\release\_14\_06\ [**(\releases\release\_14\_06\ - This path existed)**]  
  
**FTP Delete directory**  
  
Directory deletion failed: /library&nbsp; **[This path existed on server]**  
The directory is not empty.  
  
  
  
Can someone please suggest how to overcome this issue.

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### Author: ![Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/vincent/32/938_2.png) [@Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/Vincent)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2014, 12:41pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/delete-directory-and-ftpdelete-actions-are-not-deleting-files-on-local-machine-server/3519/2 "2014-02-14T12:41:34Z")

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releases\release\_14\_06\ does not look like a valid windows path to me.   
  
 On the FTP Delete, did you have the “Recursively delete subdirectories and files” option?