diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiveReadRequest.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiveReadRequest.cs
index 0441215304..907e2d4b67 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiveReadRequest.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiveReadRequest.cs
@@ -290,11 +290,15 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver
 
                 string newFolderName = rawDirsToCreate[i].Remove(identicalNameIdentifierIndex);
                 UUID newFolderId = UUID.Random();
-                
+
+                // Asset type has to be Unknown here rather than Folder, otherwise the created folder can't be
+                // deleted once the client has relogged.
+                // The root folder appears to be labelled AssetType.Folder (shows up as "Category" in the client)
+                // even though there is a AssetType.RootCategory
                 destFolder 
                     = new InventoryFolderBase(
                         newFolderId, newFolderName, m_userInfo.UserProfile.ID, 
-                        (short)AssetType.Folder, destFolder.ID, 1);
+                        (short)AssetType.Unknown, destFolder.ID, 1);
                 m_scene.InventoryService.AddFolder(destFolder);               
                 
 //                UUID newFolderId = UUID.Random();
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiveWriteRequest.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiveWriteRequest.cs
index b178772fd7..7b4a9eb8e5 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiveWriteRequest.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiveWriteRequest.cs
@@ -410,4 +410,4 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver
                 id);            
         }
     }
-}
+}
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