http://blogs.msdn.com/b/repltalk/archive/2011/01/02/distribution-agent-fails-with-could-not-remove-directory-error.aspxDistribution Agent fails with “Could not remove directory” error Sateesh Yele Microsoft SQL Server Support Symptom: The Distribution Clean up job fails with the following error. Executed as user: Domainname\Username. Could not remove directory ‘C:\Programen-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.msdn.com/b/repltalk/archive/2011/01/02/distribution-agent-fails-with-could-not-remove-directory-error.aspx#10139862Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:08:06 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:10139862samtny<p>Be sure to also check the &quot;Sharing&quot; permissions on your Snapshot folder, if applicable. &nbsp;In the above example, if the error message references a unc path, e.g. &quot;\\ReplServer\ReplData\...&quot;, then this may be a clue to also verify Sharing permissions.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=10139862" width="1" height="1">