cannot delete a folder?


  1. inaniloquent
    Posts : 190
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
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    cannot delete a folder?


    i have a folder on a usb that has suddenly become corrupt for no reason, but now i cant delete it. i've tried like 400 times but it never disappears and i dont get any error messages. how do i get rid of it?
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  3. richc46
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    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
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    Try in safe mode. Possibly another process is using it.

    Check attributes make sure it is not read only, etc.
    Right click on file to see attributes. You may have to go to properties.
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  4. Bare Foot Kid
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    W 7 64-bit Ultimate
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    Hello inaniloquent, welcome to Seven Forums!


    Have a look at the tutorial at the link below to see if it'll help.

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  6. Arc
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    Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview 64-bit
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    Is it possible to format that usb drive/stick ? Once I got autorun.inf and boot.ini in an usb stick. They were removed only after formatting.
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  7. Bare Foot Kid
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    Arc said:
    Is it possible to format that usb drive/stick ? Once I got autorun.inf and boot.ini in an usb stick. They were removed only after formatting.
       Warning
    For those that don't know, this will remove all the data on the USB stick!
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