Cannot delete a folder????

GRoston

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On my Windows 7 machine, the folder C;\$$PendingFiles appeared about a week ago. This folder has three files in it, all size 0 bytes.

Once I saw the folder, I figured I could delete it, but that was not possible. I then tried running CMD as the Administrator, deleting from there, but that didn't work.

The next thing I tried was to boot into Safe mode - command prompt, and delete from there. However, the file is not visible and I was unable to delete it from there. I then rebooted, logged in as the Administrator and ran ATTRIB from the command prompt, to make the folder visible, but was told 'Access denied'.

What on earth must I do to delete this folder?
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 7 x64 Pro
CPU
Core i7 860 @ 3.8 GHz
Motherboard
MSI P55-GD80
Memory
16 GB F3-12800CL7D (DDR3 1600 7-7-7-24)
Graphics Card(s)
Sapphire Vapor-X 100283VXL Radeon HD 5770
Monitor(s) Displays
NEC LCD3090WQXi-BK
Disk clean should do it but who has ownership of the folder system?
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
win 8 32 bit
Disk Clean didn't work, but thanks for the tip about ownership. I was able to change the owner, from Admin, to me. I then gave myself full control and was able to delete the folder.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 7 x64 Pro
CPU
Core i7 860 @ 3.8 GHz
Motherboard
MSI P55-GD80
Memory
16 GB F3-12800CL7D (DDR3 1600 7-7-7-24)
Graphics Card(s)
Sapphire Vapor-X 100283VXL Radeon HD 5770
Monitor(s) Displays
NEC LCD3090WQXi-BK
Solved
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
    HP Pavilion 6751c
    OS
    Win7, Win10, Win11
    Internet Speed
    100 Mbps
    Antivirus
    Norton 360
    Browser
    IE 11
  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model Number
    HP ENVY 750-514 & Dell XPS 8960
    OS
    Win7, Win10, Win11
    Antivirus
    Norton 360
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