Strange appearence of a folder which will not delete

[Elvey]

Hi guys

In my documents a folder has appeared where you get the admin, all users and
my folder.

It is showing as 0 bytes and 0 folders but it will not let me delete it, all
I get is an error message saying can not delete access denied.


Can anyone shed any light on how to remove it, I can but with a Win 98
startup disk to remove in DOS as both my drives are SATA.

Any assistance would be appreciated.

Regards


Elvey

 

[JS]

Try HDCleaner, it has the ability to remove 0 byte files.
http://www.majorgeeks.com/review.php?id=13

Also available is a tool named 'Unlocker':
http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

And if you are using NTFS see below:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320081

JS

 

[P. Di Stolfo]

Hello,

have you permissions for the folder? Right-click it and select
"Properties" -> tab "Security", and look if you are listed there. Add
yourself and give yourself all permissions. If this doesn't work, click
"Advanced" -> Owner and make your account the owner. Try deleting again
then.

Greetings,
P. Di Stolfo

 

[Plato]

It is showing as 0 bytes and 0 folders but it will not let me delete it, all
I get is an error message saying can not delete access denied.

Can anyone shed any light on how to remove it, I can but with a Win 98
startup disk to remove in DOS as both my drives are SATA.

http://www.bootdisk.com/utility.htm
GENERAL FILE UTILITIES
Stubborn File Deleters