Solved Can't delete directory on external hard drive

[MarshallAbrams]

I have an external 1 TB hard drive. Its usually connected to an XP machine, but I can move it to a Win 7 machine. I am unable to delete a directory. I got a hint to try using the CMD window. The top of the dir list is: K:\ dir /X Volume in drive K is 1TB HD Volume Serial Number is 4C4B-7197 Directory of K:\ 02/19/2012 05:24 PM C48751~1 c4875175e0c4f6a4c9b824264d 03/30/2012 08:31 AM ENTERT~1 Entertainment I tried deleting the first directory using both long and short name. It won't go away. Any ideas?

 

[Kaktussoft]

What error message do you get when trying to delete folder K:\c4875175e0c4f6a4c9b824264d in windows explorer?

 

[UsernameIssues]

It is probably an ownership issue.

Try unlocker, but see the bottom of this post first
http://www.sevenforums.com/performance-maintenance/229981-two-temp-folders.html#post1925106

edit: didn't see that Kaktussoft was already helping

 

[MarshallAbrams]

Unlocker successful

Thanks for the pointer to Unlocker.

 

[Injust]

Please mark this thread as SOLVED.