Need help do delete undeletable folder

[bronan]

On my Partition D:\ used as archive, I stored one folder dloaded from

http://www.dload4all,

named DD0 ,of about 154 kb..
This folder has few subfolders with abt 100 files
The names of this files are $RIAL_~1, $RIAL_~2…. and $ETA_K~1, $ETA_K~2… and so on.
My OS is XP Pro SP3 ,FAT 32 x 86.
When try to delete this folder received… Error deleting file or folder….”Cannot delete file. Cannot read from source file or disk.” Made attempts to delete it with Unlocker, KillBox ,Avenger, other apps as Disc Cleaner ,and similar, then try to delete it in Safe Mode, to create new user Account and transfer file in this one but without success.
When try to open these files with Notepad or other editor, always showing to me blank page.
I can Rename and move this folder within partition D:\ only.
Checked with AV and Malwarebytes ,Trojan Hunter,but all is clean.
Try to find working solution by Google, also with no results.
Try also to delete it in DOS , but nothing positive.
Did any one of you faced similar situation and can assist me to solve this problem.
As I have dual boot- XP SP3 and 98SE,so try to delete this folder from 98SE.Folder was deleted and placed in Recycle Bin of partition D:\.
Imidiatelly Recycle Bin become corrupted, so I was forced to return back this folder from Recycle Bin to it's previous position.
Hope you can help me to fix this problem.

 

[rasETL]

Bronan

Try deleting the folder from 98SE, but instead of hitting the Del Key, use Shift+Del. This should delete the folder without sending it to the Recycle Bin.

 

[victorv]

hi,
first, still FAT32 ? ...
Seems problem of filesystem (sorry, partition) corruption.

From xp or 9x (if goes, better from XP) give
help chkdsk, and try to purge errors.

Suggestion: if for any motivation, you need still boot
by 9X (games or other?), don't mix files beyond OS,
every system <-> its files. I know, XP can see FAT32, but sometimes ... something ... in MS can forget that in 9x...

bye
vic

 

[bronan]

@rasETL,
Already try Shift>Del before from 98SE, but cannot delete this folder.
When used Unlocker and Avenger, both confirmed folder was deleted - but fake , folder is always there

@victory,
done chkdsk for D:\, but from my OS XP, somewhere read this should be done from another source
Regards,

 

[linney]

See if any of these work for you?

"Cannot read from source file or disk"

http://www.google.com/search?q=Cannot+read+from+source+file+or+disk&rls=com.microsoft:

Some more ideas to consider.

Are you able to place folder DD0 (and contents) inside a New Folder and then try deleting the New Folder (with all the contents) either normally or by any other methods you have tried?

You could just ignore this DD0 folder and live with it until next time you format drive.

If it really is upsetting you, you could copy everything off the drive except DD0, then format the drive before copying your files back.

 

[Sympology]

How did you try to delete in "DOS"?

try going to the D drive then

RMDIR /S DDO

if that fails

RD /S DD0

In theory they both do the same, but I've found when one fails the other can work.

Most people spend their time on the "urgent" rather than on the "important."

 

[BadBigBen]

How much DATA is on that drive?

would it be feasible to move that DATA to another partition and then nuke that partition and reformat.

That would seem the best approach at this time, from what I gather here...

Ben

"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."

How to ask a question, when posting them to a professional forum.

 

[PRPhx]

Did you run chkdsk d: Try, instead chkdsk d: /r. If chkdsk can not gete a lock on the partition, it will ask you if you want to run chkdsk on the next bootup. Press the Y key, then reboot. HOWEVER, depending on the amount of data and how badly damaged the folder is, chkdsk may take a very long time/may never complete. IF tis is the case, you'll need to reformat the partition.

I had a server with a damaged folder (due to a RAID controller failing). The OS wanted to run chkdsk on the drive. It would never complete, even after runing all weekend!

 

[RichLee]

I remember having to do this in the early 90's. A PC had had OS2 installed, leaving undeleteable files on the drive. The answer was to change the $ character of the names to any letter using a disk editor.

 

[bronan]

Thanks for your assistance.
None of proper metods worked.
Try all sorts of tools and programms , known to be useful for this purpose , but nothing helped.
At the end , copyed what was important to one of external HD, Formated drive D:\ and returnrned all frm expernal HD to D:\.
So my friends be very carefully when you face files with signs like $$$$$~1,2^^^^...or this which has sign for japanese jen and similar.
Sometimes when you unpack ZIP or RAR files can be to late.

 

[iouzero]

This is a trick I learned using Win98SE.
Those stubborn files that will not delete can be gotten rid of by inserting the following line into your autoexec.bat:

IF EXIST YOUR FILE LOCATION HERE DELETE YOUR FILE LOCATION HERE

For example:

IF EXIST C:\ATI DELETE C:\ATI

On reboot, the file will be deleted.
You'll probably then wish to delete the line from your autoexec.bat file.

(This was originally my method of keeping the Windows\Temp folder clean, but I found many uses for it over time.)