Files I can't delete....what do i do?

[andyg427]

Theres a folder on my c drive called "a3672fd93c54972" and it wont let me delete it, in it are some .dll's and other folders but i cant open the other folders it says so and so is not accessable. access is denied." and when i check properties it says read only but i uncheck it and then try and delete it and still doesnt work i check properties again and it still says read only...anyone have any experience with this?

 

[cholley]

is it on the root of c:?
boot in dos and delete

 

[CSoup]

is this on a FAT partition? if so you might want to try booting with a dos boot disk and removing it through that. might also want to try safe mode.

 

[mattyrug]

Sounds like a Temp folder left over from an Installation. I've had this happen before. Is it a Fat Partition? If so you can simply boot into DOS and delete it from the command line. you'll probally have to change the file attributes from the command line by typing something like
Attrib -R C:\a3672fd~1 (this will clear the read only attributes of the folder/files) Your mileage may vary, though.
Matt

 

[richleader]

In the directory, you can use wild cards to make it easier, i.e. type: del a3672*.*

 

[cholley]

aint that what i said?

 

[TheDeadlyBulb]

If you can move it, try making a new folder, put the troubled folder into it, and Delete the new one.