Mel Ackerman wrote:
I have tried that but every time I try to open the General tab is says
"cannot find M\data file" as i no longer have an "M" directory!! ie it won't
let me make changes because I no longer have an M directory

Try remapping the M Drive to something local then. It should free
things up. I assume you dont need the drive anylonger anyhow. Even if
you do you can always remap it later.