unable to delete a folder on a portable HDD


  1. Posts : 1,507
    windows 10 PRO
       #1

    unable to delete a folder on a portable HDD


    I have folder which said it deleted, but remained....it had zero size....I trid adding some sub folders in the home it may trigger a proper deletion, these sub folders are now behaving in the same way....I loaded up a live Linux cd, it refused to let me delete the folders as they were not empty, or so it said....
    tried the portable HDD on a laptop but after trying to delete it and changing permissions to full, it now says the lowest au folder is corrupt or unreadable......seems to be going from bad to worse...

    I assume there is way to do this in DOS, but not too familiar with that....

    any nd help would be appreciated...
    PS I also trid unlocked, chose delete and it said success....but still the folder(s) remain
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  2. Posts : 42,737
    Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2)
       #2

    Hi, you could try Fileassassin (freeware).. but given you've tried a boot CD, I suspect the simplest way wll be to copy what you want off the disk and reformat it.

    There's also Emco MoveonBoot (which also deletes on boot) - freeware.

    Given you've tried a boot CD, it's unlikely a command prompt - from a boot CD, not from within Windows- will help.
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  3. Posts : 1,507
    windows 10 PRO
    Thread Starter
       #3

    thanks will try your suggestions
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