cannot delete folder (even safe mode)

You can have a try to restart your computer? and then to delete them.

If that still doesn't work, try file shredder tools in Glary Utilities (free). But please note, once files are deleted by file shredder, they are unrecoverable. So, make sure those files you want to delete are indeed invalid and unused.

ZoeButton55 said:

You can have a try to restart your computer? and then to delete them.

If that still doesn't work, try file shredder tools in Glary Utilities (free). But please note, once files are deleted by file shredder, they are unrecoverable. So, make sure those files you want to delete are indeed invalid and unused.

You can't be serious? Did you read my post?

I even replicated this in safe mode too

Try using 7zip to open the folder and delete stuff.
Works good for finding leftover stuff that didn't get deleted in the recycle bin.