can not delete folders


  1. HexDSL
    Posts : 54
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64 (Full)
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    can not delete folders


    Hello all,

    Im running an awesome western digital essentials 320GB USB hard drive its great i leave it plugged in all the time on an always on PC :) its really great and the drive stores every picture and mp3 i have.

    when trying to do some maintenance on my music collection i noticed that some folders wont delete, it says something about it being in use at this time.

    occasionally if i keep jamming away at the DEL button it will eventually be removed (trying every ten mins or so)

    ive checked the security tabs and there is no restrictions in place for this drive and i have no special drivers for it or any other unusual security features.

    its an irritation now its been going on for about a yeah and now i have lots of empty folders.

    any tips?
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  3. richc46
    Posts : 17,796
    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
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    Welcome
    Maybe this will help
    Folder - Delete from Command Prompt
    or
    Maybe this
    http://winhlp.com/node/39
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  4. marsmimar
    Posts : 10,994
    Win 7 Pro 64-bit
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    Can you just rename the empty folder and see if it will delete?
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  6. fimble
    Posts : 927
    windows 7 ultimate
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    In situations like this Unlocker is your ally. Just make sure you download the right one for your system, 32 or 64bit.

    HTH
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  7. StalkeR
    Posts : 8,679
    Windows 10 Pro x64
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    Unlocker should help here...
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  8. Britton30
    Posts : 24,479
    Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1
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    Malware bytes has a tool called File Assasin too which may work. try powering it off for several minutes and retry the deletion too.
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