Recycle bin won't empty

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Kate

There is one folder in my recycle bin that will not clear out. The error
message I get is:

Cannot remover folder De1: The directory is not empty.

I can't restore it either. It is from an external drive address. I thought
at first it was that the external drive wasn't connected but that' not it.

How can I clean it out?
TY, Kate
 
Try to Restart your computer and delete it. If not, turn your computer into
safe mode and delete it.
 
Reboot didn't work. I usually have the external off. I left it on for the
next reboot and that forced chkdisk which fixed the problem. I was then able
to empty the recycle.
 
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