Problem Deleting a Folder

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/Larry/ said:
For some reason, I can NOT delete a folder that I have made. It is read
only. Windows will not let me delete it; I have right clicked on it,
selected properties and unchecked read-only, and when I go to delete it
I get an error saying I can NOT delete the folder! What gives? This file
is not even in C:\ Drive it is in a different hard drive all together!
What can I do? I have even used F8 to boot into safe mode and tried to
delete the folder with no luck.
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Kelly's site, linked below. Click on "F", and scroll down to...
"Files - Permission Denied When Trying to Delete Folders/Files"
 
Hello everyone,

For some reason, I can NOT delete a folder that I have made. It is read only. Windows will not let me delete it; I have right clicked on it, selected properties and unchecked read-only, and when I go to delete it I get an error saying I can NOT delete the folder! What gives? This file is not even in C:\ Drive it is in a different hard drive all together! What can I do? I have even used F8 to boot into safe mode and tried to delete the folder with no luck.



Any help would be great. Thanks!



Take care,



Larry
 
I have some undeletable folders for ages & have looked at Kelly's remedy,
but unfortunately haven't been able to work out from that what commands to
use - & how, pity she didn't give more specific instructions as exactly how
to do the whole sequence.
Any detailed advice would be much appreciated.
 
OK, tried it on the first folder - "successful", it said, tried it on the
other undeletable folder "failed"!
On checking after reboot - no change, they're all still there.
 
Do you mean when I normally try to delete it, or when I used that Prog.?
If it's the second case, it's exactly as stated in my reply.

A normal or Safe-mode attempt gives me on one -
"Cannot delete (folder) OVERLAN6J2,: access is denied. Make sure the disk is
not full or write protected .and the file is not currently in use" (which
contains a 0B size file called "search[1].)
The other is a Windows Media Audio/Video file of 1,885 KB (which cannot be
opened or viewed in preview) & gives the same message.
The last one was sent to me in an email which played fine until I relocated
the file to My Docs.
 
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