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Unifex is right. Don't mess with the recycle bin folders. They are system created. I have the same thing on my computer.
Unifex is right. Don't mess with the recycle bin folders. They are system created. I have the same thing on my computer.
well you can this a shot....
link:Take note and copy the filename of that problematic file including the extension name, if you are not aware of the extension name, open My Computer, at the top menu click on Tools, then Folder Options, go to View Section and uncheck “Hide Extensions for known file types”. Click Apply and OK to exit, you should now see the whole filename.
Now, open Notepad then create a file, you don’t need to put anything on it, save it with a filename that is the same as the undeletable file in a different folder (if shall we say you have undeletable abc.avi then name the txt file as abc.avi, it will prompt you if you’re sure about this, just press yes).
Windows will now see the same file as the undeletable one, copy this to the desktop where the undeletable file is located and overwrite it. After that you can now delete the file.
Understanding Computers: File won't delete, open notepad, limewire
Yes, the issue has been resolved using LockHunter which got the file into the recycle bin. When LockHunter couldn't access the file once it was in the recycle bin, I used it to delete one of the three recycle bin folders under C:\$recycle.bin. This in fact didn't delete the folder as I would have expected, but did remove the problematic file entirely. The three identical recycle bin folders have been left untouched.
Thanks so much everyone!
Hello again libengan.
We're glad you found a solution that works for you; thanks for the update.